#238EB2#238EB2

#238EB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.106 H 226.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238EB2
RGB	rgb(35, 142, 178)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.99, -16.73, -27.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.99, 31.94, 238.41°)
OKLab	oklab(60.49% -0.0736 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(60.49% 0.106 226.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3987, 22.9154, 45.5643)
Luminance	0.2292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238EB2 #B24723

analogous

#23B28F #238EB2 #2347B2

triadic

#238EB2 #B2238E #8EB223

tetradic

#238EB2 #8F23B2 #B24723 #47B223

square

#238EB2 #8F23B2 #B24723 #47B223

split-complementary

#238EB2 #B22347 #B28F23

monochromatic

#0F3C4C #19657F #238EB2 #3AB0D8 #6DC5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#238EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#238EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238EB2

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238EB2	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.106 226.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76afc9',
    500: '#238eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238eb2;
$custom-light: #76afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.105,
    "s": 67.136,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6049,
    "c": 0.10607,
    "h": 226.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238EB2

secondary

#C98068

accent

#693EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238EB2

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

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