#235E88#235E88

#235E88 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.091 H 243.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E88
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 136)
HSL	hsl(205, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(205, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 30.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, -4.10, -28.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 29.11, 261.91°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% -0.0409 -0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.091 243.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.1381, 10.1393, 24.7633)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E88 #884D23

analogous

#23887F #235E88 #232C88

triadic

#235E88 #88235E #5E8823

tetradic

#235E88 #7F2388 #884D23 #2C8823

square

#235E88 #7F2388 #884D23 #2C8823

split-complementary

#235E88 #88232C #887F23

monochromatic

#0A1B27 #163C57 #235E88 #3080B9 #539DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#235E88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#235E88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E88

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E88	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5F8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5587

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.091 243.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8bab',
    500: '#235e88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e88;
$custom-light: #6c8bab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.95,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46403,
    "c": 0.09122,
    "h": 243.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E88

secondary

#B77B50

accent

#8746E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E88

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

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