#238FB2#238FB2

#238FB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.106 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238FB2
RGB	rgb(35, 143, 178)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 19.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.29, -17.28, -26.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.29, 31.83, 237.12°)
OKLab	oklab(60.74% -0.0745 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(60.74% 0.106 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5481, 23.2143, 45.6141)
Luminance	0.2322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238FB2 #B24623

analogous

#23B28E #238FB2 #2348B2

triadic

#238FB2 #B2238F #8FB223

tetradic

#238FB2 #8E23B2 #B24623 #48B223

square

#238FB2 #8E23B2 #B24623 #48B223

split-complementary

#238FB2 #B22348 #B28E23

monochromatic

#0F3D4C #19667F #238FB2 #3AB2D8 #6DC6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#238FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#238FB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238FB2

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238FB2	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 143, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.106 225.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b0c9',
    500: '#238fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238fb2;
$custom-light: #76b0c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.685,
    "s": 67.136,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60736,
    "c": 0.10576,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238FB2

secondary

#C98068

accent

#683EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238FB2

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

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