#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
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 142)
HSL	hsl(207, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(207, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, -1.20, -32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 32.48, 267.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.5% -0.038 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(46.5% 0.1 247.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.4881, 10.1379, 27.0427)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##235D8E	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #235D8E

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

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