#238CB0#238CB0

#238CB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.105 H 226.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238CB0
RGB	rgb(35, 140, 176)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 20.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.29, -16.34, -27.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.29, 31.68, 238.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.9% -0.0724 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(59.9% 0.105 226.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9044, 22.2459, 44.4161)
Luminance	0.2225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238CB0 #B04723

analogous

#23B08E #238CB0 #2346B0

triadic

#238CB0 #B0238C #8CB023

tetradic

#238CB0 #8E23B0 #B04723 #46B023

square

#238CB0 #8E23B0 #B04723 #46B023

split-complementary

#238CB0 #B02346 #B08E23

monochromatic

#0F3B4A #19637D #238CB0 #39AFD8 #6CC4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#238CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#238CB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238CB0

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238CB0	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 140, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.105 226.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc7',
    500: '#238cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238cb0;
$custom-light: #76adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.319,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59903,
    "c": 0.10514,
    "h": 226.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238CB0

secondary

#C88067

accent

#6A3EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238CB0

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

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