#235E6F#235E6F

#235E6F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.066 H 220.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E6F
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 111)
HSL	hsl(193, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(193, 68%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.95, -13.16, -15.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.95, 20.16, 229.27°)
OKLab	oklab(45.12% -0.0504 -0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(45.12% 0.066 220.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.5639, 9.5096, 16.4728)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E6F #6F3423

analogous

#236F5A #235E6F #23386F

triadic

#235E6F #6F235E #5E6F23

tetradic

#235E6F #5A236F #6F3423 #386F23

square

#235E6F #5A236F #6F3423 #386F23

split-complementary

#235E6F #6F2338 #6F5A23

monochromatic

#071417 #143740 #235E6F #32859E #47A9C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#235E6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#235E6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E6F

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E6F	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545B70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49536F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.066 220.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688b98',
    500: '#235e6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e6f;
$custom-light: #688b98;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.421,
    "s": 52.055,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45115,
    "c": 0.066,
    "h": 220.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E6F

secondary

#A25F4C

accent

#6C4CDB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0D

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E6F

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

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