#23538D#23538D

#23538D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.109 H 254.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23538D
RGB	rgb(35, 83, 141)
HSL	hsl(213, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(213, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 41.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.94, 4.85, -36.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.94, 37.17, 277.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.02% -0.0284 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(44.02% 0.109 254.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.5923, 8.4660, 26.3754)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23538D #8D5D23

analogous

#23888D #23538D #28238D

triadic

#23538D #8D2353 #538D23

tetradic

#23538D #8D2388 #8D5D23 #238D28

square

#23538D #8D2388 #8D5D23 #238D28

split-complementary

#23538D #8D2823 #888D23

monochromatic

#0B192B #17365C #23538D #2F70BE #558FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#23538D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#23538D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23538D

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23538D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23538D	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38578F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274E8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23538d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 83, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.109 254.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d82af',
    500: '#23538d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23538d;
$custom-light: #6d82af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23538d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.83,
    "s": 60.227,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44016,
    "c": 0.10896,
    "h": 254.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23538D

secondary

#B98B53

accent

#9B44E3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #23538D

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

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