#235D7E#235D7E

#235D7E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.080 H 237.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235D7E
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 126)
HSL	hsl(202, 57%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(202, 72%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 26.2%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.28, -7.20, -23.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.28, 25.04, 253.29°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% -0.0433 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.08 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.3719, 9.6915, 21.1640)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235D7E #7E4423

analogous

#237E72 #235D7E #23307E

triadic

#235D7E #7E235D #5D7E23

tetradic

#235D7E #72237E #7E4423 #307E23

square

#235D7E #72237E #7E4423 #307E23

split-complementary

#235D7E #7E2330 #7E7223

monochromatic

#08161E #163A4E #235D7E #3080AE #4E9FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#235D7E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#235D7E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D7E

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235D7E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235D7E	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5D80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41547D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235d7e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.080 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8aa3',
    500: '#235d7e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235d7e;
$custom-light: #6a8aa3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235d7e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.758,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45601,
    "c": 0.08024,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235D7E

secondary

#B0714C

accent

#7F48E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070B0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235D7E

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

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