#238DB1#238DB1

#238DB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.106 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238DB1
RGB	rgb(35, 141, 177)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 20.3%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.64, -16.54, -27.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.64, 31.81, 238.68°)
OKLab	oklab(60.2% -0.073 -0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(60.2% 0.106 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1505, 22.5792, 44.9880)
Luminance	0.2258 (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

#238DB1 #B14723

analogous

#23B18E #238DB1 #2346B1

triadic

#238DB1 #B1238D #8DB123

tetradic

#238DB1 #8E23B1 #B14723 #46B123

square

#238DB1 #8E23B1 #B14723 #46B123

split-complementary

#238DB1 #B12346 #B18E23

monochromatic

#0F3C4B #19647E #238DB1 #39B0D8 #6CC4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#238DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#238DB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238DB1

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238DB1	1.00	3.81	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 141, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.106 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aec8',
    500: '#238db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238db1;
$custom-light: #76aec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.211,
    "s": 66.981,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60196,
    "c": 0.10561,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238DB1

secondary

#C88068

accent

#6A3EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238DB1

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

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