#23538C#23538C

#23538C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.108 H 254.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23538C
RGB	rgb(35, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(213, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(213, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.88, 4.47, -36.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.88, 36.61, 277.00°)
OKLab	oklab(43.95% -0.0286 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(43.95% 0.108 254.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.5183, 8.4363, 25.9853)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23538C #8C5C23

analogous

#23888C #23538C #27238C

triadic

#23538C #8C2353 #538C23

tetradic

#23538C #8C2388 #8C5C23 #238C27

square

#23538C #8C2388 #8C5C23 #238C27

split-complementary

#23538C #8C2723 #888C23

monochromatic

#0B192A #17365B #23538C #2F70BD #558FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#23538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#23538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23538C

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23538C	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38578E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#284E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.108 254.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d82ae',
    500: '#23538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23538c;
$custom-light: #6d82ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.571,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4395,
    "c": 0.10756,
    "h": 254.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23538C

secondary

#B88A52

accent

#9B45E3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #23538C

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

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