#235699#235699

#235699 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.122 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235699
RGB	rgb(35, 86, 153)
HSL	hsl(214, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 43.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.58, 7.58, -41.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.58, 42.19, 280.35°)
OKLab	oklab(45.53% -0.0285 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(45.53% 0.122 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.7686, 9.3117, 31.4133)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235699 #996623

analogous

#239199 #235699 #2B2399

triadic

#235699 #992356 #569923

tetradic

#235699 #992391 #996623 #23992B

square

#235699 #992391 #996623 #23992B

split-complementary

#235699 #992B23 #919923

monochromatic

#0C1E35 #183A67 #235699 #2E72CB #5D93DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#235699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#235699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235699

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235699	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 86, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.122 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f85b7',
    500: '#235699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235699;
$custom-light: #6f85b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.068,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45529,
    "c": 0.12216,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235699

secondary

#BE9359

accent

#9F42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235699

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

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