#238FAD#238FAD

#238FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.102 H 221.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238FAD
RGB	rgb(35, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(193, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.09, -19.00, -24.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.09, 30.76, 231.85°)
OKLab	oklab(60.51% -0.0765 -0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(60.51% 0.102 221.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.0552, 23.0171, 43.0182)
Luminance	0.2302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238FAD #AD4123

analogous

#23AD86 #238FAD #234AAD

triadic

#238FAD #AD238F #8FAD23

tetradic

#238FAD #8623AD #AD4123 #4AAD23

square

#238FAD #8623AD #AD4123 #4AAD23

split-complementary

#238FAD #AD234A #AD8623

monochromatic

#0E3B47 #19657A #238FAD #37B4D6 #6AC7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#238FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#238FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238FAD

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238FAD	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.102 221.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b0c5',
    500: '#238fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238fad;
$custom-light: #75b0c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.043,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60506,
    "c": 0.10217,
    "h": 221.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238FAD

secondary

#C77A65

accent

#643FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238FAD

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

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