#235E89#235E89

#235E89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.092 H 244.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E89
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 137)
HSL	hsl(205, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(205, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, -3.72, -29.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 29.58, 262.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% -0.0406 -0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.092 244)
XYZ	xyz(9.2095, 10.1678, 25.1393)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E89 #894E23

analogous

#238981 #235E89 #232B89

triadic

#235E89 #89235E #5E8923

tetradic

#235E89 #812389 #894E23 #2B8923

square

#235E89 #812389 #894E23 #2B8923

split-complementary

#235E89 #89232B #898123

monochromatic

#0A1B28 #173D58 #235E89 #2F7FBA #539DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#235E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#235E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E89

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E89	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A5F8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.092 244.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8bab',
    500: '#235e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e89;
$custom-light: #6c8bab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.294,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4646,
    "c": 0.09246,
    "h": 244
  },
  "luminance": 0.10169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E89

secondary

#B77C51

accent

#8845E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E89

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

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