#235A79#235A79

#235A79 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.077 H 236.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235A79
RGB	rgb(35, 90, 121)
HSL	hsl(202, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(202, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 25.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, -7.21, -22.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 23.90, 252.45°)
OKLab	oklab(44.57% -0.0419 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(44.57% 0.077 236.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.7991, 9.0493, 19.4211)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235A79 #794223

analogous

#23796D #235A79 #232F79

triadic

#235A79 #79235A #5A7923

tetradic

#235A79 #6D2379 #794223 #2F7923

square

#235A79 #6D2379 #794223 #2F7923

split-complementary

#235A79 #79232F #796D23

monochromatic

#08131A #15374A #235A79 #317DA8 #4B9DCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#235A79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#235A79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235A79

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235A79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235A79	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5A7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405178

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235a79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 90, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.077 236.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6988a0',
    500: '#235a79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235a79;
$custom-light: #6988a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235a79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.628,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44567,
    "c": 0.07656,
    "h": 236.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235A79

secondary

#AC6F4C

accent

#7F49DE

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235A79

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

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