#235A99#235A99

#235A99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.118 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235A99
RGB	rgb(35, 90, 153)
HSL	hsl(212, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 41.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.79, 4.97, -39.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.79, 39.88, 277.16°)
OKLab	oklab(46.47% -0.0321 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(46.47% 0.118 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0969, 9.9684, 31.5228)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235A99 #996223

analogous

#239599 #235A99 #272399

triadic

#235A99 #99235A #5A9923

tetradic

#235A99 #992395 #996223 #239927

square

#235A99 #992395 #996223 #239927

split-complementary

#235A99 #992723 #959923

monochromatic

#0C1F35 #183D67 #235A99 #2E77CB #5D97DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#235A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#235A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235A99

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235A99	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C5F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 90, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.118 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f88b7',
    500: '#235a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235a99;
$custom-light: #6f88b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.034,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46468,
    "c": 0.11752,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235A99

secondary

#BE8F59

accent

#9942E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235A99

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

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