#235B79#235B79

#235B79 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.076 H 235.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B79
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 121)
HSL	hsl(201, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(201, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 24.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.40, -7.81, -22.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.40, 23.62, 250.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.83% -0.043 -0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(44.83% 0.076 235.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.8841, 9.2191, 19.4494)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B79 #794123

analogous

#23796C #235B79 #233079

triadic

#235B79 #79235B #5B7923

tetradic

#235B79 #6C2379 #794123 #307923

square

#235B79 #6C2379 #794123 #307923

split-complementary

#235B79 #792330 #796C23

monochromatic

#08141A #15374A #235B79 #317FA8 #4B9ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#235B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#235B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B79

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B79	1.00	7.38	2.84	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5A7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415279

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.076 235.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6989a0',
    500: '#235b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b79;
$custom-light: #6989a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.93,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44825,
    "c": 0.07597,
    "h": 235.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B79

secondary

#AC6D4C

accent

#7D49DE

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B79

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

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