#235C80#235C80

#235C80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.083 H 240.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235C80
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 128)
HSL	hsl(203, 57%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(203, 73%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 28.1%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.06, -5.85, -25.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.06, 26.22, 257.11°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% -0.0415 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.083 240.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4151, 9.5692, 21.8214)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235C80 #804723

analogous

#238076 #235C80 #232E80

triadic

#235C80 #80235C #5C8023

tetradic

#235C80 #762380 #804723 #2E8023

square

#235C80 #762380 #804723 #2E8023

split-complementary

#235C80 #80232E #807623

monochromatic

#091720 #163950 #235C80 #307FB0 #4F9DCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#235C80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#235C80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235C80

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235C80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235C80	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)

#4B5C82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F537F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235c80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.083 240.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8aa5',
    500: '#235c80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235c80;
$custom-light: #6a8aa5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235c80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.226,
    "s": 57.055,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45454,
    "c": 0.08321,
    "h": 240.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235C80

secondary

#B2744D

accent

#8347E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070B0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235C80

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

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