#239CB4#239CB4
#239CB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.105 H 215.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #239CB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 156, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 81%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.6%, 13.3%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.37, -23.47, -21.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.37, 31.90, 222.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.04% -0.0863 -0.0603) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.04% 0.105 215) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8163, 27.4269, 47.3680) |
| Luminance | 0.2743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.77
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.96
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.35
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.54
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.73
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 11.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#239CB4 #B43B23
analogous
#23B484 #239CB4 #2354B4
triadic
#239CB4 #B4239C #9CB423
tetradic
#239CB4 #8423B4 #B43B23 #54B423
square
#239CB4 #8423B4 #B43B23 #54B423
split-complementary
#239CB4 #B42354 #B48423
monochromatic
#0F434E #197081 #239CB4 #3BBFD9 #6ED0E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#239CB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#239CB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #239CB4
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##239CB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##239CB4 | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B97B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7889B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #239cb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 156, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.105 215.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b9ca',
500: '#239cb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #239cb4; $custom-light: #78b9ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#239cb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 156,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.931,
"s": 67.442,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64038,
"c": 0.10526,
"h": 215
},
"luminance": 0.2743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#239CB4
secondary
#C97969
accent
#5A3DEA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1113
muted
#7C8082