#235C8E#235C8E

#235C8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.101 H 248.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235C8E
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 142)
HSL	hsl(208, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.78, -0.57, -32.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.78, 32.96, 269.02°)
OKLab	oklab(46.26% -0.037 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(46.26% 0.101 248.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.4009, 9.9635, 27.0136)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235C8E #8E5523

analogous

#238E8A #235C8E #23278E

triadic

#235C8E #8E235C #5C8E23

tetradic

#235C8E #8A238E #8E5523 #278E23

square

#235C8E #8A238E #8E5523 #278E23

split-complementary

#235C8E #8E2327 #8E8A23

monochromatic

#0B1C2C #173C5D #235C8E #2F7CBF #569AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#235C8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#235C8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235C8E

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235C8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235C8E	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#455E90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36548D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235c8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.101 248.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d89af',
    500: '#235c8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235c8e;
$custom-light: #6d89af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235c8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.037,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46258,
    "c": 0.10066,
    "h": 248.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235C8E

secondary

#B98353

accent

#8F44E4

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235C8E

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

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