#235B81#235B81

#235B81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.085 H 241.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B81
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 129)
HSL	hsl(204, 57%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(204, 73%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 29.5%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.79, -4.86, -26.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.79, 27.04, 259.65°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% -0.0401 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.085 241.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.3951, 9.4235, 22.1411)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B81 #814923

analogous

#238178 #235B81 #232C81

triadic

#235B81 #81235B #5B8123

tetradic

#235B81 #782381 #814923 #2C8123

square

#235B81 #782381 #814923 #2C8123

split-complementary

#235B81 #81232C #817823

monochromatic

#091721 #163951 #235B81 #307DB1 #4F9BCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#235B81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#235B81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B81

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B81	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A5C83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5380

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.085 241.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b89a5',
    500: '#235b81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b81;
$custom-light: #6b89a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.255,
    "s": 57.317,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45256,
    "c": 0.08514,
    "h": 241.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B81

secondary

#B3764D

accent

#8547E1

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070B0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B81

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

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