#235D99#235D99

#235D99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.114 H 252.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235D99
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 153)
HSL	hsl(211, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 39.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 3.03, -38.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 38.24, 274.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% -0.0349 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.114 252.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.3551, 10.4847, 31.6088)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235D99 #995F23

analogous

#239899 #235D99 #242399

triadic

#235D99 #99235D #5D9923

tetradic

#235D99 #992398 #995F23 #239924

square

#235D99 #992398 #995F23 #239924

split-complementary

#235D99 #992423 #989923

monochromatic

#0C2035 #183F67 #235D99 #2E7BCB #5D9ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#235D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#235D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D99

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235D99	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41619B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.114 252.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8ab7',
    500: '#235d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235d99;
$custom-light: #6f8ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.508,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4718,
    "c": 0.1142,
    "h": 252.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235D99

secondary

#BE8D59

accent

#9542E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235D99

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

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