#235B8A#235B8A

#235B8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.096 H 247.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B8A
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 138)
HSL	hsl(207, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(207, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.25, -1.46, -31.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.25, 31.39, 267.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.77% -0.0372 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(45.77% 0.096 247.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0199, 9.6735, 25.4316)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B8A #8A5223

analogous

#238A86 #235B8A #23278A

triadic

#235B8A #8A235B #5B8A23

tetradic

#235B8A #86238A #8A5223 #278A23

square

#235B8A #86238A #8A5223 #278A23

split-complementary

#235B8A #8A2327 #8A8623

monochromatic

#0A1B28 #173B59 #235B8A #2F7BBB #5499D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#235B8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#235B8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B8A

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B8A	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465D8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375389

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.096 247.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c89ac',
    500: '#235b8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b8a;
$custom-light: #6c89ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.379,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45773,
    "c": 0.09643,
    "h": 247.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B8A

secondary

#B78051

accent

#8D45E3

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B8A

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

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