#239CC4#239CC4

#239CC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.116 H 226.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239CC4
RGB	rgb(35, 156, 196)
HSL	hsl(195, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.1%, 20.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.99, -18.07, -29.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.99, 34.72, 238.64°)
OKLab	oklab(64.75% -0.08 -0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(64.75% 0.116 226.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5413, 28.1169, 56.4529)
Luminance	0.2812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239CC4 #C44B23

analogous

#23C49C #239CC4 #234BC4

triadic

#239CC4 #C4239C #9CC423

tetradic

#239CC4 #9C23C4 #C44B23 #4BC423

square

#239CC4 #9C23C4 #C44B23 #4BC423

split-complementary

#239CC4 #C4234B #C49C23

monochromatic

#10495C #1A7390 #239CC4 #46B8DE #7ACCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#239CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.62

#239CC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239CC4

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239CC4	1.00	3.17	6.62	6.62
#FFFFFF	3.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8699C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#718AC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 156, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.116 226.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ab9d6',
    500: '#239cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239cc4;
$custom-light: #7ab9d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.907,
    "s": 69.697,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64749,
    "c": 0.11552,
    "h": 226.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239CC4

secondary

#CF8A74

accent

#673BED

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#EFF6FA

border

#CAD0D3

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #239CC4

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

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