#238EBC#238EBC

#238EBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.115 H 232.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238EBC
RGB	rgb(35, 142, 188)
HSL	hsl(198, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(198, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.4%, 24.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.41, -13.22, -32.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.41, 34.85, 247.70°)
OKLab	oklab(60.97% -0.0699 -0.0909)
OKLCH	oklch(60.97% 0.115 232.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4395, 23.3317, 51.0461)
Luminance	0.2333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238EBC #BC5123

analogous

#23BC9D #238EBC #2341BC

triadic

#238EBC #BC238E #8EBC23

tetradic

#238EBC #9D23BC #BC5123 #41BC23

square

#238EBC #9D23BC #BC5123 #41BC23

split-complementary

#238EBC #BC2341 #BC9D23

monochromatic

#104055 #196788 #238EBC #41ADDC #74C3E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#238EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#238EBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238EBC

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238EBC	1.00	3.71	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 142, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.115 232.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78afd0',
    500: '#238ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238ebc;
$custom-light: #78afd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.039,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60972,
    "c": 0.1147,
    "h": 232.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238EBC

secondary

#CC8B6F

accent

#713CEB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238EBC

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

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