#235E8E#235E8E

#235E8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.099 H 246.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E8E
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 142)
HSL	hsl(207, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(207, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 33.8%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, -1.83, -31.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 32.02, 266.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.75% -0.039 -0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(46.75% 0.099 246.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5765, 10.3146, 27.0722)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E8E #8E5323

analogous

#238E89 #235E8E #23288E

triadic

#235E8E #8E235E #5E8E23

tetradic

#235E8E #89238E #8E5323 #288E23

square

#235E8E #89238E #8E5323 #288E23

split-complementary

#235E8E #8E2328 #8E8923

monochromatic

#0B1D2C #173D5D #235E8E #2F7FBF #569CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#235E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#235E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E8E

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E8E	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39568D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.099 246.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8baf',
    500: '#235e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e8e;
$custom-light: #6d8baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.916,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46749,
    "c": 0.09873,
    "h": 246.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E8E

secondary

#B98153

accent

#8C44E4

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E8E

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

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