#235E86#235E86

#235E86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.089 H 242.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E86
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 134)
HSL	hsl(204, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(204, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 29.9%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, -4.85, -27.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 28.18, 260.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% -0.0416 -0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.089 242.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9973, 10.0830, 24.0217)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E86 #864B23

analogous

#23867C #235E86 #232D86

triadic

#235E86 #86235E #5E8623

tetradic

#235E86 #7C2386 #864B23 #2D8623

square

#235E86 #7C2386 #864B23 #2D8623

split-complementary

#235E86 #86232D #867C23

monochromatic

#0A1A25 #163C55 #235E86 #3080B7 #529ED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#235E86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#235E86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E86

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E86	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5F88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5585

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.089 242.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8ba9',
    500: '#235e86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e86;
$custom-light: #6c8ba9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.242,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4629,
    "c": 0.0888,
    "h": 242.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E86

secondary

#B5794F

accent

#8546E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E86

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

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