#235E79#235E79

#235E79 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.074 H 231.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E79
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 121)
HSL	hsl(199, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(199, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 22.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.38, -9.62, -20.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.38, 22.90, 245.15°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% -0.0463 -0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.074 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.1457, 9.7423, 19.5366)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E79 #793E23

analogous

#237969 #235E79 #233379

triadic

#235E79 #79235E #5E7923

tetradic

#235E79 #692379 #793E23 #337923

square

#235E79 #692379 #793E23 #337923

split-complementary

#235E79 #792333 #796923

monochromatic

#08141A #15394A #235E79 #3183A8 #4BA3CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#235E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#235E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E79

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E79	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505D7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455479

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.074 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698b9f',
    500: '#235e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e79;
$custom-light: #698b9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.837,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45599,
    "c": 0.07444,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E79

secondary

#AC6A4C

accent

#7849DE

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECF0F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E79

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

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