#235C8D#235C8D

#235C8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.099 H 248.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235C8D
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 141)
HSL	hsl(208, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 34.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.72, -0.95, -32.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.72, 32.45, 268.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% -0.0373 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.099 248)
XYZ	xyz(9.3262, 9.9336, 26.6200)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235C8D #8D5423

analogous

#238D89 #235C8D #23278D

triadic

#235C8D #8D235C #5C8D23

tetradic

#235C8D #89238D #8D5423 #278D23

square

#235C8D #89238D #8D5423 #278D23

split-complementary

#235C8D #8D2327 #8D8923

monochromatic

#0B1C2B #173C5C #235C8D #2F7CBE #559AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#235C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#235C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235C8D

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235C8D	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465E8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37548C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.099 248.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d89ae',
    500: '#235c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235c8d;
$custom-light: #6d89ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.736,
    "s": 60.227,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46198,
    "c": 0.09936,
    "h": 248
  },
  "luminance": 0.09935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235C8D

secondary

#B98253

accent

#8E44E3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235C8D

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

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