#23596F#23596F

#23596F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.067 H 228.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23596F
RGB	rgb(35, 89, 111)
HSL	hsl(197, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(197, 68%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, -10.21, -17.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 20.53, 240.18°)
OKLab	oklab(43.8% -0.0446 -0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(43.8% 0.067 228.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.1336, 8.6490, 16.3293)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23596F #6F3923

analogous

#236F5F #23596F #23336F

triadic

#23596F #6F2359 #596F23

tetradic

#23596F #5F236F #6F3923 #336F23

square

#23596F #5F236F #6F3923 #336F23

split-complementary

#23596F #6F2333 #6F5F23

monochromatic

#071317 #143440 #23596F #327E9E #47A1C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#23596F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#23596F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23596F

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23596F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23596F	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5770

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43506F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23596f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 89, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.067 228.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#678898',
    500: '#23596f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23596f;
$custom-light: #678898;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23596f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.368,
    "s": 52.055,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43797,
    "c": 0.06688,
    "h": 228.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23596F

secondary

#A2654C

accent

#764CDB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#070B0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #23596F

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

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