#235E85#235E85

#235E85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.088 H 241.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E85
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 133)
HSL	hsl(204, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(204, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 29.3%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, -5.22, -27.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 27.73, 259.15°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% -0.0419 -0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.088 241.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9278, 10.0552, 23.6561)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E85 #854A23

analogous

#23857B #235E85 #232D85

triadic

#235E85 #85235E #5E8523

tetradic

#235E85 #7B2385 #854A23 #2D8523

square

#235E85 #7B2385 #854A23 #2D8523

split-complementary

#235E85 #85232D #857B23

monochromatic

#091A24 #163C55 #235E85 #3080B5 #519ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#235E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#235E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E85

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E85	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5584

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.088 241.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ba8',
    500: '#235e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e85;
$custom-light: #6b8ba8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.878,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46235,
    "c": 0.0876,
    "h": 241.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E85

secondary

#B5774F

accent

#8446E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E85

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

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