#238BA8#238BA8

#238BA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.099 H 221.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238BA8
RGB	rgb(35, 139, 168)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(193, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 17.3%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.65, -18.56, -23.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.65, 29.97, 231.74°)
OKLab	oklab(59.29% -0.0745 -0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(59.29% 0.099 221.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.9907, 21.6476, 40.3211)
Luminance	0.2165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238BA8 #A84023

analogous

#23A883 #238BA8 #2348A8

triadic

#238BA8 #A8238B #8BA823

tetradic

#238BA8 #8323A8 #A84023 #48A823

square

#238BA8 #8323A8 #A84023 #48A823

split-complementary

#238BA8 #A82348 #A88323

monochromatic

#0E3743 #186175 #238BA8 #34B2D5 #66C5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#238BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#238BA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238BA8

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238BA8	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A87AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 139, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.099 221.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74adc2',
    500: '#238ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238ba8;
$custom-light: #74adc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.083,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59285,
    "c": 0.09949,
    "h": 221.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238BA8

secondary

#C57862

accent

#643FE8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F7

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #238BA8

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

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