#239DB4#239DB4

#239DB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.105 H 214.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239DB4
RGB	rgb(35, 157, 180)
HSL	hsl(190, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(190, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.67, -23.99, -21.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.67, 31.97, 221.38°)
OKLab	oklab(64.29% -0.0872 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(64.29% 0.105 214.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9848, 27.7639, 47.4241)
Luminance	0.2777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239DB4 #B43A23

analogous

#23B482 #239DB4 #2355B4

triadic

#239DB4 #B4239D #9DB423

tetradic

#239DB4 #8223B4 #B43A23 #55B423

square

#239DB4 #8223B4 #B43A23 #55B423

split-complementary

#239DB4 #B42355 #B48223

monochromatic

#0F444E #197081 #239DB4 #3BC0D9 #6ED0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#239DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.55

#239DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239DB4

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239DB4	1.00	3.20	6.55	6.55
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C98B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 157, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.105 214.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78baca',
    500: '#239db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239db4;
$custom-light: #78baca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.517,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64286,
    "c": 0.1053,
    "h": 214.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.27767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239DB4

secondary

#C97969

accent

#593DEA

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #239DB4

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

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