#235E78#235E78

#235E78 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.073 H 230.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E78
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 120)
HSL	hsl(198, 55%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(198, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 21.7%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.33, -9.98, -20.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.33, 22.56, 243.74°)
OKLab	oklab(45.55% -0.0467 -0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(45.55% 0.073 230.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.0847, 9.7179, 19.2153)
Luminance	0.0972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E78 #783D23

analogous

#237867 #235E78 #233378

triadic

#235E78 #78235E #5E7823

tetradic

#235E78 #672378 #783D23 #337823

square

#235E78 #672378 #783D23 #337823

split-complementary

#235E78 #782333 #786723

monochromatic

#071419 #153949 #235E78 #3183A7 #4BA3CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#235E78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#235E78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E78

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E78	1.00	7.13	2.94	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515D79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455478

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.073 230.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698b9f',
    500: '#235e78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e78;
$custom-light: #698b9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.353,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45549,
    "c": 0.07347,
    "h": 230.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E78

secondary

#AB694C

accent

#774ADE

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E78

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

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