#238DA8#238DA8

#238DA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.099 H 219.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238DA8
RGB	rgb(35, 141, 168)
HSL	hsl(192, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(192, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 16.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.27, -19.63, -22.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.27, 29.92, 228.99°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% -0.0765 -0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.099 219.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.2829, 22.2321, 40.4185)
Luminance	0.2223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238DA8 #A83E23

analogous

#23A880 #238DA8 #234BA8

triadic

#238DA8 #A8238D #8DA823

tetradic

#238DA8 #8023A8 #A83E23 #4BA823

square

#238DA8 #8023A8 #A83E23 #4BA823

split-complementary

#238DA8 #A8234B #A88023

monochromatic

#0E3843 #186275 #238DA8 #34B4D5 #66C7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#238DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#238DA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238DA8

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238DA8	1.00	3.86	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.86	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)

#7C89A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 141, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.099 219.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75aec2',
    500: '#238da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238da8;
$custom-light: #75aec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.18,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59784,
    "c": 0.09921,
    "h": 219.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238DA8

secondary

#C57662

accent

#623FE8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F7

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #238DA8

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

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