#23508C#23508C

#23508C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.111 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23508C
RGB	rgb(35, 80, 140)
HSL	hsl(214, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(214, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 42.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.96, 6.44, -37.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.96, 38.35, 279.67°)
OKLab	oklab(43.24% -0.0257 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(43.24% 0.111 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.2937, 7.9872, 25.9104)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23508C #8C5F23

analogous

#23858C #23508C #2B238C

triadic

#23508C #8C2350 #508C23

tetradic

#23508C #8C2385 #8C5F23 #238C2B

square

#23508C #8C2385 #8C5F23 #238C2B

split-complementary

#23508C #8C2B23 #858C23

monochromatic

#0B182A #17345B #23508C #2F6CBD #558CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#23508C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#23508C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23508C

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23508C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23508C	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#33558E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#214B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23508c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 80, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.111 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d80ae',
    500: '#23508c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23508c;
$custom-light: #6d80ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23508c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43235,
    "c": 0.11105,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23508C

secondary

#B88D52

accent

#9F45E3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #23508C

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

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