#235F72#235F72

#235F72 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.068 H 222.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235F72
RGB	rgb(35, 95, 114)
HSL	hsl(194, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(194, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, -12.70, -16.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 20.77, 232.32°)
OKLab	oklab(45.52% -0.0503 -0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(45.52% 0.068 222.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.8214, 9.7558, 17.3872)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235F72 #723623

analogous

#23725E #235F72 #233872

triadic

#235F72 #72235F #5F7223

tetradic

#235F72 #5E2372 #723623 #387223

square

#235F72 #5E2372 #723623 #387223

split-complementary

#235F72 #722338 #725E23

monochromatic

#071417 #153843 #235F72 #3186A1 #48A9C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#235F72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#235F72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235F72

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235F72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235F72	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545D73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495472

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235f72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 95, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.068 222.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688c9a',
    500: '#235f72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235f72;
$custom-light: #688c9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235f72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.43,
    "s": 53.02,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45519,
    "c": 0.06807,
    "h": 222.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235F72

secondary

#A5614C

accent

#6E4BDC

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235F72

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

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