#238BB0#238BB0

#238BB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.105 H 227.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238BB0
RGB	rgb(35, 139, 176)
HSL	hsl(196, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(196, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 21%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.98, -15.79, -27.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.98, 31.82, 240.24°)
OKLab	oklab(59.66% -0.0714 -0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(59.66% 0.105 227.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7590, 21.9550, 44.3676)
Luminance	0.2196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238BB0 #B04823

analogous

#23B08F #238BB0 #2344B0

triadic

#238BB0 #B0238B #8BB023

tetradic

#238BB0 #8F23B0 #B04823 #44B023

square

#238BB0 #8F23B0 #B04823 #44B023

split-complementary

#238BB0 #B02344 #B08F23

monochromatic

#0F3A4A #19637D #238BB0 #39AED8 #6CC3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#238BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.39

#238BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238BB0

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238BB0	1.00	3.90	5.39	5.39
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7788B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 139, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.105 227.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc7',
    500: '#238bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238bb0;
$custom-light: #76adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.745,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59656,
    "c": 0.10549,
    "h": 227.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238BB0

secondary

#C88067

accent

#6B3EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238BB0

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

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