#238AB4#238AB4

#238AB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.109 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238AB4
RGB	rgb(35, 138, 180)
HSL	hsl(197, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(197, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 23.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.84, -13.83, -30.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.84, 33.15, 245.34°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% -0.069 -0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.109 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0165, 21.8273, 46.4347)
Luminance	0.2183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238AB4 #B44D23

analogous

#23B495 #238AB4 #2342B4

triadic

#238AB4 #B4238A #8AB423

tetradic

#238AB4 #9523B4 #B44D23 #42B423

square

#238AB4 #9523B4 #B44D23 #42B423

split-complementary

#238AB4 #B42342 #B49523

monochromatic

#0F3B4E #196381 #238AB4 #3BABD9 #6EC1E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#238AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.37

#238AB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238AB4

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238AB4	1.00	3.91	5.37	5.37
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7588B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627BB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 138, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.109 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76acca',
    500: '#238ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238ab4;
$custom-light: #76acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.379,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59604,
    "c": 0.10936,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238AB4

secondary

#C98569

accent

#703DEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238AB4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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