#235E70#235E70

#235E70 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.067 H 221.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E70
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 112)
HSL	hsl(194, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(194, 69%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 16.1%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.99, -12.81, -15.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.99, 20.37, 231.03°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% -0.05 -0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.067 221.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.6193, 9.5318, 16.7644)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E70 #703523

analogous

#23705C #235E70 #233870

triadic

#235E70 #70235E #5E7023

tetradic

#235E70 #5C2370 #703523 #387023

square

#235E70 #5C2370 #703523 #387023

split-complementary

#235E70 #702338 #705C23

monochromatic

#071417 #143741 #235E70 #32859F #48A8C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#235E70 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#235E70 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E70

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E70	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E70	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535C71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485470

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e70;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.067 221.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688b99',
    500: '#235e70',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e70;
$custom-light: #688b99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e70",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.026,
    "s": 52.381,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45162,
    "c": 0.0667,
    "h": 221.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E70

secondary

#A3604C

accent

#6E4CDC

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0D

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E70

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

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