#235B83#235B83

#235B83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.088 H 243.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B83
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 131)
HSL	hsl(205, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(205, 73%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.89, -4.11, -27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.89, 27.97, 261.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.37% -0.0394 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(45.37% 0.088 243.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.5294, 9.4772, 22.8481)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B83 #834B23

analogous

#23837B #235B83 #232B83

triadic

#235B83 #83235B #5B8323

tetradic

#235B83 #7B2383 #834B23 #2B8323

square

#235B83 #7B2383 #834B23 #2B8323

split-complementary

#235B83 #83232B #837B23

monochromatic

#091822 #163953 #235B83 #307DB3 #509BD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#235B83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#235B83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B83

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B83	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495C85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5382

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.088 243.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b89a7',
    500: '#235b83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b83;
$custom-light: #6b89a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205,
    "s": 57.831,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45368,
    "c": 0.08759,
    "h": 243.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B83

secondary

#B4784E

accent

#8747E1

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070B0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B83

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

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