#23518B#23518B

#23518B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.108 H 255.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23518B
RGB	rgb(35, 81, 139)
HSL	hsl(213, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(213, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 41.7%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.20, 5.39, -36.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.20, 37.20, 278.33°)
OKLab	oklab(43.41% -0.0269 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(43.41% 0.108 255.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.2941, 8.1053, 25.5485)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23518B #8B5D23

analogous

#23858B #23518B #29238B

triadic

#23518B #8B2351 #518B23

tetradic

#23518B #8B2385 #8B5D23 #238B29

square

#23518B #8B2385 #8B5D23 #238B29

split-complementary

#23518B #8B2923 #858B23

monochromatic

#0A1829 #17355A #23518B #2F6DBC #548DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#23518B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#23518B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23518B

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23518B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23518B	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36568D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254C8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23518b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 81, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.108 255.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c81ad',
    500: '#23518b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23518b;
$custom-light: #6c81ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23518b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.462,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43406,
    "c": 0.10847,
    "h": 255.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23518B

secondary

#B88B52

accent

#9D45E3

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #23518B

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

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