#235E8B#235E8B

#235E8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.095 H 245.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E8B
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 139)
HSL	hsl(206, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 32.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, -2.96, -30.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 30.54, 264.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% -0.0399 -0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.095 245.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.3543, 10.2258, 25.9019)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E8B #8B5023

analogous

#238B84 #235E8B #232A8B

triadic

#235E8B #8B235E #5E8B23

tetradic

#235E8B #84238B #8B5023 #2A8B23

square

#235E8B #84238B #8B5023 #2A8B23

split-complementary

#235E8B #8B232A #8B8423

monochromatic

#0A1C29 #173D5A #235E8B #2F7FBC #549DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#235E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#235E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E8B

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E8B	1.00	6.90	3.05	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495F8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B568A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.095 245.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8bad',
    500: '#235e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e8b;
$custom-light: #6d8bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.962,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46574,
    "c": 0.09494,
    "h": 245.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E8B

secondary

#B87E52

accent

#8945E3

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E8B

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

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