#235E7D#235E7D

#235E7D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.079 H 235.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E7D
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 125)
HSL	hsl(201, 56%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(201, 72%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 24.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, -8.17, -22.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 24.36, 250.39°)
OKLab	oklab(45.81% -0.0448 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(45.81% 0.079 235.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.3961, 9.8425, 20.8554)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E7D #7D4223

analogous

#237D6F #235E7D #23317D

triadic

#235E7D #7D235E #5E7D23

tetradic

#235E7D #6F237D #7D4223 #317D23

square

#235E7D #6F237D #7D4223 #317D23

split-complementary

#235E7D #7D2331 #7D6F23

monochromatic

#08161D #163A4D #235E7D #3082AD #4DA1CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#235E7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#235E7D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E7D

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E7D	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5D7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43547C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.079 235.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8ba2',
    500: '#235e7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e7d;
$custom-light: #6a8ba2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.667,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45805,
    "c": 0.07853,
    "h": 235.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E7D

secondary

#AF6E4C

accent

#7C48E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F3

border

#C7CBCD

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E7D

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

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