#23508E#23508E

#23508E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.114 H 257.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23508E
RGB	rgb(35, 80, 142)
HSL	hsl(215, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(215, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 43.7%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.08, 7.23, -38.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.08, 39.50, 280.55°)
OKLab	oklab(43.37% -0.0253 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(43.37% 0.114 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.4425, 8.0467, 26.6942)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23508E #8E6123

analogous

#23868E #23508E #2B238E

triadic

#23508E #8E2350 #508E23

tetradic

#23508E #8E2386 #8E6123 #238E2B

square

#23508E #8E2386 #8E6123 #238E2B

split-complementary

#23508E #8E2B23 #868E23

monochromatic

#0B192C #17345D #23508E #2F6CBF #568CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#23508E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#23508E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23508E

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23508E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23508E	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4C8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23508e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 80, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.114 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d80af',
    500: '#23508e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23508e;
$custom-light: #6d80af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23508e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.766,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43371,
    "c": 0.11388,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23508E

secondary

#B98F53

accent

#A144E4

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #23508E

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

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