#235991#235991

#235991 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.108 H 252.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235991
RGB	rgb(35, 89, 145)
HSL	hsl(211, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(211, 76%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.01, 2.51, -35.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.01, 36.06, 273.98°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% -0.0332 -0.1025)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.108 252)
XYZ	xyz(9.3744, 9.5454, 28.1309)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235991 #915B23

analogous

#239091 #235991 #242391

triadic

#235991 #912359 #599123

tetradic

#235991 #912390 #915B23 #239124

square

#235991 #912390 #915B23 #239124

split-complementary

#235991 #912423 #909123

monochromatic

#0B1C2E #173B60 #235991 #2F77C2 #5896D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#235991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#235991 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235991

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235991	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5D93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5290

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 89, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.108 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e87b1',
    500: '#235991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235991;
$custom-light: #6e87b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.545,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45714,
    "c": 0.10776,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.09546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235991

secondary

#BB8955

accent

#9544E4

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDEFF5

border

#C8CACF

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235991

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

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