#235E99#235E99

#235E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.113 H 251.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E99
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(210, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(210, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.00, 2.39, -37.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.00, 37.71, 273.64°)
OKLab	oklab(47.42% -0.0359 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(47.42% 0.113 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4434, 10.6614, 31.6383)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#235E99 #995E23

analogous

#239999 #235E99 #232399

triadic

#235E99 #99235E #5E9923

tetradic

#235E99 #992399 #995E23 #239923

square

#235E99 #992399 #995E23 #239923

split-complementary

#235E99 #992323 #999923

monochromatic

#0C2135 #183F67 #235E99 #2E7DCB #5D9BDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#235E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#235E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E99

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E99	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42629B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.113 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb7',
    500: '#235e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e99;
$custom-light: #6f8bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47419,
    "c": 0.11312,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E99

secondary

#BE8C59

accent

#9442E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E99

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

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