#235E96#235E96

#235E96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.109 H 250.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E96
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 150)
HSL	hsl(209, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 37.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.84, 1.24, -36.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.84, 36.12, 271.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% -0.0367 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.109 250.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.1988, 10.5636, 30.3497)
Luminance	0.1056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#235E96 #965B23

analogous

#239695 #235E96 #232596

triadic

#235E96 #96235E #5E9623

tetradic

#235E96 #952396 #965B23 #259623

square

#235E96 #952396 #965B23 #259623

split-complementary

#235E96 #962325 #969523

monochromatic

#0C2033 #173F64 #235E96 #2F7DC8 #5B9BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#235E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#235E96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E96

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E96	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.109 250.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb5',
    500: '#235e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e96;
$custom-light: #6f8bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.217,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47232,
    "c": 0.10914,
    "h": 250.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E96

secondary

#BD8958

accent

#9243E5

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E96

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

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