#235E72#235E72

#235E72 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.068 H 223.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E72
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 114)
HSL	hsl(195, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(195, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 17.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.07, -12.11, -16.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.07, 20.82, 234.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% -0.0492 -0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.068 223.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.7319, 9.5768, 17.3574)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E72 #723723

analogous

#23725F #235E72 #233772

triadic

#235E72 #72235E #5E7223

tetradic

#235E72 #5F2372 #723723 #377223

square

#235E72 #5F2372 #723723 #377223

split-complementary

#235E72 #722337 #725F23

monochromatic

#071317 #153743 #235E72 #3185A1 #48A7C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#235E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#235E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E72

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E72	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535C73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485472

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.068 223.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688b9a',
    500: '#235e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e72;
$custom-light: #688b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.19,
    "s": 53.02,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45256,
    "c": 0.06821,
    "h": 223.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E72

secondary

#A5624C

accent

#704BDC

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E72

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

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