#238BAF#238BAF

#238BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.105 H 226.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238BAF
RGB	rgb(35, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.94, -16.14, -27.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.94, 31.55, 239.24°)
OKLab	oklab(59.61% -0.0718 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(59.61% 0.105 226.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.6604, 21.9155, 43.8485)
Luminance	0.2192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238BAF #AF4723

analogous

#23AF8D #238BAF #2345AF

triadic

#238BAF #AF238B #8BAF23

tetradic

#238BAF #8D23AF #AF4723 #45AF23

square

#238BAF #8D23AF #AF4723 #45AF23

split-complementary

#238BAF #AF2345 #AF8D23

monochromatic

#0F3A49 #19627C #238BAF #38AED7 #6BC3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#238BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.38

#238BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238BAF

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238BAF	1.00	3.90	5.38	5.38
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.105 226.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc7',
    500: '#238baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238baf;
$custom-light: #75adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.429,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59609,
    "c": 0.10468,
    "h": 226.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238BAF

secondary

#C77F66

accent

#6A3EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238BAF

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

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