#235E80#235E80

#235E80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.082 H 237.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E80
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 128)
HSL	hsl(202, 57%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(202, 73%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 26.6%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, -7.07, -24.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 25.56, 253.93°)
OKLab	oklab(45.96% -0.0437 -0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(45.96% 0.082 237.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5906, 9.9203, 21.8800)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E80 #804523

analogous

#238073 #235E80 #233080

triadic

#235E80 #80235E #5E8023

tetradic

#235E80 #732380 #804523 #308023

square

#235E80 #732380 #804523 #308023

split-complementary

#235E80 #802330 #807323

monochromatic

#091720 #163B50 #235E80 #3081B0 #4FA0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#235E80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#235E80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E80

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E80	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5E82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41557F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.082 237.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ba5',
    500: '#235e80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e80;
$custom-light: #6b8ba5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.935,
    "s": 57.055,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45963,
    "c": 0.08182,
    "h": 237.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E80

secondary

#B2724D

accent

#7F47E0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E80

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

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