#238DAD#238DAD

#238DAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.103 H 223.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238DAD
RGB	rgb(35, 141, 173)
HSL	hsl(194, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 18.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.47, -17.92, -25.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.47, 30.87, 234.52°)
OKLab	oklab(60.01% -0.0745 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(60.01% 0.103 223.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7577, 22.4220, 42.9190)
Luminance	0.2242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238DAD #AD4323

analogous

#23AD88 #238DAD #2348AD

triadic

#238DAD #AD238D #8DAD23

tetradic

#238DAD #8823AD #AD4323 #48AD23

square

#238DAD #8823AD #AD4323 #48AD23

split-complementary

#238DAD #AD2348 #AD8823

monochromatic

#0E3A47 #19647A #238DAD #37B1D6 #6AC5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#238DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#238DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238DAD

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238DAD	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009797

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 141, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.103 223.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75aec5',
    500: '#238dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238dad;
$custom-light: #75aec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.913,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6001,
    "c": 0.10258,
    "h": 223.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238DAD

secondary

#C77C65

accent

#663FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238DAD

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

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