#235E87#235E87

#235E87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.090 H 242.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E87
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 135)
HSL	hsl(205, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(205, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 30.4%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, -4.47, -28.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 28.64, 261.02°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% -0.0412 -0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.09 242.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0673, 10.1110, 24.3907)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E87 #874C23

analogous

#23877E #235E87 #232C87

triadic

#235E87 #87235E #5E8723

tetradic

#235E87 #7E2387 #874C23 #2C8723

square

#235E87 #7E2387 #874C23 #2C8723

split-complementary

#235E87 #87232C #877E23

monochromatic

#0A1A26 #163C56 #235E87 #3080B8 #529ED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#235E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#235E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E87

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E87	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5F89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5586

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.090 242.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8baa',
    500: '#235e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e87;
$custom-light: #6c8baa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.6,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46346,
    "c": 0.09001,
    "h": 242.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E87

secondary

#B67A50

accent

#8646E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E87

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

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