#235B86#235B86

#235B86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.091 H 245.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B86
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 134)
HSL	hsl(206, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(206, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 32.1%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.04, -2.98, -29.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.04, 29.41, 264.19°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% -0.0384 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.091 245.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.7357, 9.5598, 23.9345)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B86 #864E23

analogous

#23867F #235B86 #232986

triadic

#235B86 #86235B #5B8623

tetradic

#235B86 #7F2386 #864E23 #298623

square

#235B86 #7F2386 #864E23 #298623

split-complementary

#235B86 #862329 #867F23

monochromatic

#0A1925 #163A55 #235B86 #307CB7 #529AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#235B86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#235B86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B86

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B86	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475C88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5385

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.091 245.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b89a9',
    500: '#235b86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b86;
$custom-light: #6b89a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.061,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45539,
    "c": 0.09132,
    "h": 245.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B86

secondary

#B57C4F

accent

#8A46E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B86

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

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