#235D96#235D96

#235D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.110 H 251.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235D96
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 150)
HSL	hsl(210, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(210, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 38%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.53, 1.87, -36.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.53, 36.64, 272.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.99% -0.0357 -0.1042)
OKLCH	oklch(46.99% 0.11 251.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.1104, 10.3869, 30.3203)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235D96 #965C23

analogous

#239696 #235D96 #232496

triadic

#235D96 #96235D #5D9623

tetradic

#235D96 #962396 #965C23 #249623

square

#235D96 #962396 #965C23 #249623

split-complementary

#235D96 #962324 #969623

monochromatic

#0C1F33 #173E64 #235D96 #2F7CC8 #5B9AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#235D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#235D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D96

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235D96	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315695

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.110 251.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8ab5',
    500: '#235d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235d96;
$custom-light: #6f8ab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.739,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46991,
    "c": 0.11019,
    "h": 251.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235D96

secondary

#BD8A58

accent

#9343E5

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235D96

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

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