#235D87#235D87
#235D87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.091 H 243.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #235D87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 93, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 59%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 74%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 31.1%, 0%, 47.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.72, -3.85, -28.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.72, 29.04, 262.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.1% -0.0402 -0.0814) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.1% 0.091 243.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9790, 9.9343, 24.3613) |
| Luminance | 0.0993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.98
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 3.32
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.49
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.76
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 4.39
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#235D87 #874D23
analogous
#23877F #235D87 #232B87
triadic
#235D87 #87235D #5D8723
tetradic
#235D87 #7F2387 #874D23 #2B8723
square
#235D87 #7F2387 #874D23 #2B8723
split-complementary
#235D87 #87232B #877F23
monochromatic
#0A1A26 #163C56 #235D87 #307EB8 #529CD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#235D87 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#235D87 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #235D87
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##235D87 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##235D87 | 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)
#4A5E89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C5586
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00676C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #235d87; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.091 243.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c8aaa',
500: '#235d87',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #235d87; $custom-light: #6c8aaa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#235d87",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 93,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.2,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46096,
"c": 0.09083,
"h": 243.7
},
"luminance": 0.09935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#235D87
secondary
#B67B50
accent
#8746E2
background
#F6F8FA
surface
#ECF0F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080B10
muted
#7A7C7F