#238DAB#238DAB

#238DAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.101 H 221.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238DAB
RGB	rgb(35, 141, 171)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(193, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.39, -18.61, -24.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.39, 30.46, 232.35°)
OKLab	oklab(59.92% -0.0753 -0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(59.92% 0.101 221.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5656, 22.3452, 41.9074)
Luminance	0.2235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238DAB #AB4123

analogous

#23AB85 #238DAB #2349AB

triadic

#238DAB #AB238D #8DAB23

tetradic

#238DAB #8523AB #AB4123 #49AB23

square

#238DAB #8523AB #AB4123 #49AB23

split-complementary

#238DAB #AB2349 #AB8523

monochromatic

#0E3945 #196378 #238DAB #35B2D6 #68C6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#238DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.47

#238DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238DAB

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238DAB	1.00	3.84	5.47	5.47
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B89AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 141, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.101 221.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75aec4',
    500: '#238dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238dab;
$custom-light: #75aec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.235,
    "s": 66.019,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59919,
    "c": 0.10117,
    "h": 221.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238DAB

secondary

#C67964

accent

#643FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #238DAB

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

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