#235E97#235E97

#235E97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.110 H 250.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E97
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 151)
HSL	hsl(209, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 37.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 1.62, -36.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 36.65, 272.54°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% -0.0364 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.11 250.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.2796, 10.5959, 30.7756)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E97 #975C23

analogous

#239796 #235E97 #232497

triadic

#235E97 #97235E #5E9723

tetradic

#235E97 #962397 #975C23 #249723

square

#235E97 #962397 #975C23 #249723

split-complementary

#235E97 #972324 #979623

monochromatic

#0C2034 #173F65 #235E97 #2F7DC9 #5B9BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#235E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#235E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E97

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E97	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.110 250.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb6',
    500: '#235e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e97;
$custom-light: #6f8bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.483,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47294,
    "c": 0.11047,
    "h": 250.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E97

secondary

#BE8A58

accent

#9242E5

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E97

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

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