#239EB3#239EB3

#239EB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.105 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239EB3
RGB	rgb(35, 158, 179)
HSL	hsl(189, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(189, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.95, -24.83, -20.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.95, 31.98, 219.07°)
OKLab	oklab(64.49% -0.0886 -0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(64.49% 0.105 212.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0531, 28.0631, 46.9462)
Luminance	0.2807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239EB3 #B33823

analogous

#23B380 #239EB3 #2356B3

triadic

#239EB3 #B3239E #9EB323

tetradic

#239EB3 #8023B3 #B33823 #56B323

square

#239EB3 #8023B3 #B33823 #56B323

split-complementary

#239EB3 #B32356 #B38023

monochromatic

#0F444D #197180 #239EB3 #3BC2D9 #6ED2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#239EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.61

#239EB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239EB3

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239EB3	1.00	3.18	6.61	6.61
#FFFFFF	3.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E98B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 158, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.105 212.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bbc9',
    500: '#239eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239eb3;
$custom-light: #78bbc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.75,
    "s": 67.29,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64492,
    "c": 0.10493,
    "h": 212.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239EB3

secondary

#C97769

accent

#573EEA

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #239EB3

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

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