#235B99#235B99

#235B99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.116 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B99
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 153)
HSL	hsl(212, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, 4.32, -39.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 39.33, 276.31°)
OKLab	oklab(46.71% -0.0331 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(46.71% 0.116 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.1818, 10.1382, 31.5511)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B99 #996123

analogous

#239699 #235B99 #262399

triadic

#235B99 #99235B #5B9923

tetradic

#235B99 #992396 #996123 #239926

square

#235B99 #992396 #996123 #239926

split-complementary

#235B99 #992623 #969923

monochromatic

#0C2035 #183D67 #235B99 #2E79CB #5D98DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#235B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#235B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B99

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B99	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E609B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.116 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f88b7',
    500: '#235b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b99;
$custom-light: #6f88b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.525,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46705,
    "c": 0.1164,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B99

secondary

#BE8E59

accent

#9842E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B99

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

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