#238DB2#238DB2

#238DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.106 H 227.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238DB2
RGB	rgb(35, 141, 178)
HSL	hsl(196, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(196, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.68, -16.19, -27.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.68, 32.07, 239.68°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% -0.0726 -0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.106 227)
XYZ	xyz(18.2506, 22.6192, 45.5149)
Luminance	0.2262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238DB2 #B24823

analogous

#23B28F #238DB2 #2346B2

triadic

#238DB2 #B2238D #8DB223

tetradic

#238DB2 #8F23B2 #B24823 #46B223

square

#238DB2 #8F23B2 #B24823 #46B223

split-complementary

#238DB2 #B22346 #B28F23

monochromatic

#0F3C4C #19647F #238DB2 #3AAFD8 #6DC4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#238DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#238DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238DB2

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238DB2	1.00	3.80	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.80	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)

#798AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 141, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.106 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aec9',
    500: '#238db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238db2;
$custom-light: #76aec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.524,
    "s": 67.136,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60243,
    "c": 0.1064,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.22621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238DB2

secondary

#C98168

accent

#6A3EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238DB2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →