#235D8B#235D8B
#235D8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.096 H 246.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #235D8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 93, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.8%, 33.1%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.93, -2.34, -30.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.93, 30.98, 265.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.33% -0.0389 -0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.33% 0.096 246) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2659, 10.0491, 25.8724) |
| Luminance | 0.1005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.36
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.39
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 3.52
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.91
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.53
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#235D8B #8B5123
analogous
#238B85 #235D8B #23298B
triadic
#235D8B #8B235D #5D8B23
tetradic
#235D8B #85238B #8B5123 #298B23
square
#235D8B #85238B #8B5123 #298B23
split-complementary
#235D8B #8B2329 #8B8523
monochromatic
#0A1C29 #173C5A #235D8B #2F7EBC #549CD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.98
#235D8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#235D8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #235D8B
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##235D8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##235D8B | 1.00 | 6.98 | 3.01 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#485F8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#39558A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00686D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #235d8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.096 246.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c8aad',
500: '#235d8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #235d8b; $custom-light: #6c8aad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#235d8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 93,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.538,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46326,
"c": 0.09584,
"h": 246
},
"luminance": 0.1005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#235D8B
secondary
#B87F52
accent
#8B45E3
background
#F6F8FA
surface
#ECF0F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080B10
muted
#7A7C7F