#239DC9#239DC9
#239DC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.119 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #239DC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 157, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 70%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 83%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.50, -16.88, -31.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.50, 35.88, 241.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.22% -0.0791 -0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.22% 0.119 228.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2884, 28.6854, 59.5564) |
| Luminance | 0.2869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.85
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.51
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.89
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.92
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.17
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#239DC9 #C94F23
analogous
#23C9A2 #239DC9 #234AC9
triadic
#239DC9 #C9239D #9DC923
tetradic
#239DC9 #A223C9 #C94F23 #4AC923
square
#239DC9 #A223C9 #C94F23 #4AC923
split-complementary
#239DC9 #C9234A #C9A223
monochromatic
#114C61 #1A7495 #239DC9 #4AB8DF #7ECCE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#239DC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.74
#239DC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #239DC9
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##239DC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##239DC9 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.74 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#869ACB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#708BC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #239dc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 157, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.119 228.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bbad9',
500: '#239dc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #239dc9; $custom-light: #7bbad9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#239dc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 157,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.904,
"s": 70.339,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65225,
"c": 0.11915,
"h": 228.4
},
"luminance": 0.28688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#239DC9
secondary
#D18F77
accent
#6A3BED
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083