#238EB0#238EB0

#238EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.105 H 224.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238EB0
RGB	rgb(35, 142, 176)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 19.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.90, -17.43, -26.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.90, 31.46, 236.36°)
OKLab	oklab(60.4% -0.0743 -0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(60.4% 0.105 224.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.1993, 22.8357, 44.5144)
Luminance	0.2284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#238EB0 #B04523

analogous

#23B08C #238EB0 #2348B0

triadic

#238EB0 #B0238E #8EB023

tetradic

#238EB0 #8C23B0 #B04523 #48B023

square

#238EB0 #8C23B0 #B04523 #48B023

split-complementary

#238EB0 #B02348 #B08C23

monochromatic

#0F3C4A #19657D #238EB0 #39B1D8 #6CC5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#238EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#238EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238EB0

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238EB0	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 142, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.105 224.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76afc7',
    500: '#238eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238eb0;
$custom-light: #76afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.468,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60396,
    "c": 0.10453,
    "h": 224.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238EB0

secondary

#C87E67

accent

#673EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238EB0

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

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