#235D8A#235D8A
#235D8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.095 H 245.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #235D8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 93, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 32.6%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.88, -2.72, -30.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.88, 30.49, 264.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.27% -0.0392 -0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.27% 0.095 245.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1932, 10.0200, 25.4894) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.49
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 3.45
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.46
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.80
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.59
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#235D8A #8A5023
analogous
#238A84 #235D8A #23298A
triadic
#235D8A #8A235D #5D8A23
tetradic
#235D8A #84238A #8A5023 #298A23
square
#235D8A #84238A #8A5023 #298A23
split-complementary
#235D8A #8A2329 #8A8423
monochromatic
#0A1B28 #173C59 #235D8A #2F7EBB #549CD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#235D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#235D8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #235D8A
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##235D8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##235D8A | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#485F8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A5589
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00686D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #235d8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.095 245.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c8aac',
500: '#235d8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #235d8a; $custom-light: #6c8aac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#235d8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 93,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.214,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46268,
"c": 0.09458,
"h": 245.5
},
"luminance": 0.10021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#235D8A
secondary
#B77E51
accent
#8A45E3
background
#F6F8FA
surface
#ECF0F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080B10
muted
#7A7C7F