#235899#235899

#235899 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.120 H 255.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235899
RGB	rgb(35, 88, 153)
HSL	hsl(213, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(213, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 42.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.18, 6.27, -40.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.18, 41.02, 278.79°)
OKLab	oklab(46% -0.0303 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(46% 0.12 255.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.9305, 9.6355, 31.4673)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235899 #996423

analogous

#239399 #235899 #292399

triadic

#235899 #992358 #589923

tetradic

#235899 #992393 #996423 #239929

square

#235899 #992393 #996423 #239929

split-complementary

#235899 #992923 #939923

monochromatic

#0C1F35 #183B67 #235899 #2E75CB #5D95DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#235899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#235899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235899

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235899	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 88, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.120 255.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f86b7',
    500: '#235899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235899;
$custom-light: #6f86b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.051,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45997,
    "c": 0.11981,
    "h": 255.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235899

secondary

#BE9159

accent

#9C42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235899

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

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