#235597#235597

#235597 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.121 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235597
RGB	rgb(35, 85, 151)
HSL	hsl(214, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.15, 7.45, -40.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.15, 41.65, 280.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% -0.028 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.121 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.5255, 9.0876, 30.5242)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235597 #976523

analogous

#238F97 #235597 #2B2397

triadic

#235597 #972355 #559723

tetradic

#235597 #97238F #976523 #23972B

square

#235597 #97238F #976523 #23972B

split-complementary

#235597 #972B23 #8F9723

monochromatic

#0C1D34 #173965 #235597 #2F71C9 #5B92D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#235597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#235597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235597

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235597	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 85, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.121 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f84b6',
    500: '#235597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235597;
$custom-light: #6f84b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.138,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45159,
    "c": 0.12056,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235597

secondary

#BE9258

accent

#9F42E5

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235597

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

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