#235B89#235B89

#235B89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.095 H 246.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B89
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 137)
HSL	hsl(207, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(207, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 33.6%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.20, -1.84, -30.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.20, 30.89, 266.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% -0.0375 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.095 246.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.9479, 9.6446, 25.0521)
Luminance	0.0965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B89 #895123

analogous

#238984 #235B89 #232889

triadic

#235B89 #89235B #5B8923

tetradic

#235B89 #842389 #895123 #288923

square

#235B89 #842389 #895123 #288923

split-complementary

#235B89 #892328 #898423

monochromatic

#0A1A28 #173B58 #235B89 #2F7BBA #5399D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#235B89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#235B89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B89

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B89	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465D8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385388

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.095 246.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c89ab',
    500: '#235b89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b89;
$custom-light: #6c89ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.059,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45714,
    "c": 0.09514,
    "h": 246.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B89

secondary

#B77F51

accent

#8C45E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B89

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

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