#235599#235599

#235599 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.123 H 257.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235599
RGB	rgb(35, 85, 153)
HSL	hsl(215, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(215, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 44.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 8.24, -41.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 42.78, 281.10°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% -0.0276 -0.1202)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.123 257.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.6893, 9.1531, 31.3869)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235599 #996723

analogous

#239099 #235599 #2C2399

triadic

#235599 #992355 #559923

tetradic

#235599 #992390 #996723 #23992C

square

#235599 #992390 #996723 #23992C

split-complementary

#235599 #992C23 #909923

monochromatic

#0C1E35 #183967 #235599 #2E71CB #5D92DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#235599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#235599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235599

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235599	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 85, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.123 257.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f84b7',
    500: '#235599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235599;
$custom-light: #6f84b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.576,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45296,
    "c": 0.12334,
    "h": 257.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235599

secondary

#BE9459

accent

#A042E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235599

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

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