#235D8F#235D8F

#235D8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.101 H 248.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235D8F
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 143)
HSL	hsl(208, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 35%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, -0.82, -32.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 32.99, 268.58°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% -0.0377 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.101 248.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.5635, 10.1681, 27.4399)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235D8F #8F5523

analogous

#238F8B #235D8F #23278F

triadic

#235D8F #8F235D #5D8F23

tetradic

#235D8F #8B238F #8F5523 #278F23

square

#235D8F #8B238F #8F5523 #278F23

split-complementary

#235D8F #8F2327 #8F8B23

monochromatic

#0B1D2D #173D5E #235D8F #2F7DC0 #579BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#235D8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#235D8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D8F

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235D8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235D8F	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465F91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37558E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235d8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.101 248.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8ab0',
    500: '#235d8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235d8f;
$custom-light: #6d8ab0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235d8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.778,
    "s": 60.674,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46563,
    "c": 0.10098,
    "h": 248.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235D8F

secondary

#BA8354

accent

#8E44E4

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235D8F

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

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