#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
RGBrgb(35, 143, 173)
HSLhsl(193, 66%, 41%)
HSVhsv(193, 80%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(79.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(55.09, -19.00, -24.19)
CIE-LCHlch(55.09, 30.76, 231.85°)
OKLaboklab(60.51% -0.0765 -0.0677)
OKLCHoklch(60.51% 0.102 221.5)
XYZxyz(18.0552, 23.0171, 43.0182)
Luminance0.2302 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

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
##238FAD1.003.755.605.60
#FFFFFF3.751.0021.0021.00
#0000005.6021.001.001.00
##0000005.6021.001.001.00

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

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#238FAD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva