#235E8D#235E8D

#235E8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.097 H 246.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E8D
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 141)
HSL	hsl(207, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(207, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, -2.21, -31.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 31.52, 265.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.69% -0.0393 -0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(46.69% 0.097 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.5017, 10.2847, 26.6785)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E8D #8D5223

analogous

#238D87 #235E8D #23298D

triadic

#235E8D #8D235E #5E8D23

tetradic

#235E8D #87238D #8D5223 #298D23

square

#235E8D #87238D #8D5223 #298D23

split-complementary

#235E8D #8D2329 #8D8723

monochromatic

#0B1D2B #173D5C #235E8D #2F7FBE #559CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#235E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#235E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E8D

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E8D	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49608F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A568C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.097 246.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8bae',
    500: '#235e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e8d;
$custom-light: #6d8bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.604,
    "s": 60.227,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4669,
    "c": 0.09746,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E8D

secondary

#B98053

accent

#8B44E3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E8D

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

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