#235E8F#235E8F

#235E8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.100 H 247.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E8F
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 143)
HSL	hsl(207, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(207, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 34.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, -1.45, -32.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 32.52, 267.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.81% -0.0387 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(46.81% 0.1 247.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.6519, 10.3448, 27.4693)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E8F #8F5423

analogous

#238F8A #235E8F #23288F

triadic

#235E8F #8F235E #5E8F23

tetradic

#235E8F #8A238F #8F5423 #288F23

square

#235E8F #8A238F #8F5423 #288F23

split-complementary

#235E8F #8F2328 #8F8A23

monochromatic

#0B1D2D #173E5E #235E8F #2F7EC0 #579CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#235E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#235E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E8F

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E8F	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38568E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.100 247.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8bb0',
    500: '#235e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e8f;
$custom-light: #6d8bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.222,
    "s": 60.674,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46808,
    "c": 0.10001,
    "h": 247.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E8F

secondary

#BA8254

accent

#8D44E4

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E8F

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

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