All About Color #238EA9

#238EA9

About #238EA9

#238EA9 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #238EA9. In RGB it is red 35, green 142, blue 169; in HSL it is hue 192°, saturation 66%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 79%, 16%, 0%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 3.81:1 on white and 5.51:1 on black.

#238EA9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet23, 8E, A9
CMYK79.29%, 15.98%, 0.00%, 33.73%
RGB Decimal35, 142, 169
HSL192°, 66%, 40%
RGB Octal43, 216, 251
HSV (HSB)192.09°, 79.29%, 66.27%
RGB Binary100011, 10001110, 10101001
CIE-L*AB54.62, -19.82, -22.62
RGB Percent13.73%, 55.69%, 66.27%
CIE-L*CH54.62, 30.07, 228.78
XYZ17.53, 22.57, 40.97
CIE-L*UV54.62, -36.53, -31.42
xyY0.22, 0.28, 22.57
Hunter-Lab47.51, -17.28, -17.88
RYB13.73%, 37.06%, 66.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#238EA9 on a dark background: contrast 5.51:1, passes WCAG AA.
#238EA9 on a light background: contrast 3.81:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #238EA9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#238EA9 · #4DBEDB · #134E5D · #A93E23 · #DB694D

Analogous palette

#23A93E · #23A981 · #238EA9 · #234BA9 · #3E23A9

Triadic palette

#238EA9 · #A9238E · #8EA923 · #4DBEDB · #DB4DBE

Tetradic palette

#238EA9 · #8123A9 · #A93E23 · #4BA923 · #134E5D

Monochromatic palette

#09242A · #16596A · #238EA9 · #41BAD8 · #80D1E5

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