#238BAD#238BAD

#238BAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.103 H 225.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238BAD
RGB	rgb(35, 139, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 19.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.85, -16.83, -26.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.85, 31.05, 237.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.51% -0.0726 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(59.51% 0.103 225.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.4654, 21.8375, 42.8216)
Luminance	0.2184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238BAD #AD4523

analogous

#23AD8A #238BAD #2346AD

triadic

#238BAD #AD238B #8BAD23

tetradic

#238BAD #8A23AD #AD4523 #46AD23

square

#238BAD #8A23AD #AD4523 #46AD23

split-complementary

#238BAD #AD2346 #AD8A23

monochromatic

#0E3947 #19627A #238BAD #37AFD6 #6AC3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#238BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.37

#238BAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238BAD

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238BAD	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)

#7888AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 139, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.103 225.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc5',
    500: '#238bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238bad;
$custom-light: #75adc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.783,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59515,
    "c": 0.1031,
    "h": 225.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238BAD

secondary

#C77D65

accent

#693FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238BAD

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

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