#235D74#235D74

#235D74 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.070 H 227.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235D74
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 116)
HSL	hsl(197, 54%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(197, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.83, -10.82, -18.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.83, 21.47, 239.75°)
OKLab	oklab(45.09% -0.0472 -0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(45.09% 0.07 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.7586, 9.4461, 17.9340)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235D74 #743A23

analogous

#237463 #235D74 #233574

triadic

#235D74 #74235D #5D7423

tetradic

#235D74 #632374 #743A23 #357423

square

#235D74 #632374 #743A23 #357423

split-complementary

#235D74 #742335 #746323

monochromatic

#071318 #153745 #235D74 #3183A3 #49A4C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#235D74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#235D74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D74

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235D74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235D74	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515B75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465374

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235d74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.070 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688b9c',
    500: '#235d74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235d74;
$custom-light: #688b9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235d74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.037,
    "s": 53.642,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4509,
    "c": 0.07013,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235D74

secondary

#A7664C

accent

#744BDD

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235D74

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

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