#23538B#23538B

#23538B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.106 H 254.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23538B
RGB	rgb(35, 83, 139)
HSL	hsl(212, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(212, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 40.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.82, 4.07, -35.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.82, 36.05, 276.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.89% -0.0289 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(43.89% 0.106 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.4449, 8.4070, 25.5987)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23538B #8B5B23

analogous

#23878B #23538B #27238B

triadic

#23538B #8B2353 #538B23

tetradic

#23538B #8B2387 #8B5B23 #238B27

square

#23538B #8B2387 #8B5B23 #238B27

split-complementary

#23538B #8B2723 #878B23

monochromatic

#0A1929 #17365A #23538B #2F70BC #548FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#23538B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#23538B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23538B

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23538B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23538B	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39578D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294D8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23538b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 83, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.106 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c82ad',
    500: '#23538b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23538b;
$custom-light: #6c82ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23538b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43885,
    "c": 0.10617,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23538B

secondary

#B88952

accent

#9A45E3

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #23538B

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

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