#238FBC#238FBC

#238FBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.114 H 231.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238FBC
RGB	rgb(35, 143, 188)
HSL	hsl(198, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(198, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.4%, 23.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.72, -13.78, -31.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.72, 34.63, 246.56°)
OKLab	oklab(61.22% -0.0708 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(61.22% 0.114 231.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.5890, 23.6306, 51.0959)
Luminance	0.2363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238FBC #BC5023

analogous

#23BC9C #238FBC #2342BC

triadic

#238FBC #BC238F #8FBC23

tetradic

#238FBC #9C23BC #BC5023 #42BC23

square

#238FBC #9C23BC #BC5023 #42BC23

split-complementary

#238FBC #BC2342 #BC9C23

monochromatic

#104155 #196888 #238FBC #41AEDC #74C4E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#238FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#238FBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238FBC

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238FBC	1.00	3.67	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 143, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.114 231.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.647,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61215,
    "c": 0.11418,
    "h": 231.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238FBC

secondary

#CC8A6F

accent

#703CEB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238FBC

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

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