#238EAD#238EAD

#238EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.102 H 222.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238EAD
RGB	rgb(35, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(193, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.78, -18.46, -24.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.78, 30.81, 233.19°)
OKLab	oklab(60.26% -0.0755 -0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(60.26% 0.102 222.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9058, 22.7182, 42.9684)
Luminance	0.2272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238EAD #AD4223

analogous

#23AD87 #238EAD #2349AD

triadic

#238EAD #AD238E #8EAD23

tetradic

#238EAD #8723AD #AD4223 #49AD23

square

#238EAD #8723AD #AD4223 #49AD23

split-complementary

#238EAD #AD2349 #AD8723

monochromatic

#0E3A47 #19647A #238EAD #37B3D6 #6AC6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#238EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.54

#238EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238EAD

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238EAD	1.00	3.79	5.54	5.54
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.102 222.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75afc5',
    500: '#238ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238ead;
$custom-light: #75afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.478,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60258,
    "c": 0.10235,
    "h": 222.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238EAD

secondary

#C77B65

accent

#653FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238EAD

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

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