#238DB0#238DB0

#238DB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.105 H 225.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238DB0
RGB	rgb(35, 141, 176)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 19.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.59, -16.88, -26.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.59, 31.56, 237.66°)
OKLab	oklab(60.15% -0.0734 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(60.15% 0.105 225.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0512, 22.5394, 44.4650)
Luminance	0.2254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238DB0 #B04623

analogous

#23B08D #238DB0 #2346B0

triadic

#238DB0 #B0238D #8DB023

tetradic

#238DB0 #8D23B0 #B04623 #46B023

square

#238DB0 #8D23B0 #B04623 #46B023

split-complementary

#238DB0 #B02346 #B08D23

monochromatic

#0F3B4A #19647D #238DB0 #39B0D8 #6CC4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#238DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#238DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238DB0

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238DB0	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 141, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.105 225.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aec7',
    500: '#238db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238db0;
$custom-light: #76aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.894,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60149,
    "c": 0.10483,
    "h": 225.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238DB0

secondary

#C87F67

accent

#693EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238DB0

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

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