#235D8E#235D8E

#235D8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.100 H 247.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#235D8E
RGBrgb(35, 93, 142)
HSLhsl(207, 60%, 35%)
HSVhsv(207, 75%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(75.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LABlab(38.09, -1.20, -32.46)
CIE-LCHlch(38.09, 32.48, 267.89°)
OKLaboklab(46.5% -0.038 -0.0922)
OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.1 247.6)
XYZxyz(9.4881, 10.1379, 27.0427)
Luminance0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#235D8E #8E5423
analogous
#238E8A #235D8E #23278E
triadic
#235D8E #8E235D #5D8E23
tetradic
#235D8E #8A238E #8E5423 #278E23
square
#235D8E #8A238E #8E5423 #278E23
split-complementary
#235D8E #8E2327 #8E8A23
monochromatic
#0B1D2C #173D5D #235D8E #2F7DBF #569BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94
#235D8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03
#235D8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D8E
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##235D8E#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##235D8E1.006.943.036.94
#FFFFFF6.941.0021.001.00
#0000003.0321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.941.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#475F90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#37558D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00696F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #235d8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.100 247.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8aaf',
    500: '#235d8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #235d8e;
$custom-light: #6d8aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#235d8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.477,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46503,
    "c": 0.09969,
    "h": 247.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#235D8E
secondary
#B98253
accent
#8D44E4
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDF0F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080B10
muted
#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

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#235D8E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva