#235F85#235F85

#235F85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.087 H 240.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235F85
RGB	rgb(35, 95, 133)
HSL	hsl(203, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(203, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, -5.83, -26.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 27.36, 257.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% -0.043 -0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.087 240.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0173, 10.2342, 23.6859)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235F85 #854923

analogous

#23857A #235F85 #232E85

triadic

#235F85 #85235F #5F8523

tetradic

#235F85 #7A2385 #854923 #2E8523

square

#235F85 #7A2385 #854923 #2E8523

split-complementary

#235F85 #85232E #857A23

monochromatic

#091A24 #163C55 #235F85 #3082B5 #51A0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#235F85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#235F85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235F85

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235F85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235F85	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405684

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235f85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 95, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.087 240.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ca8',
    500: '#235f85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235f85;
$custom-light: #6b8ca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235f85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.265,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46487,
    "c": 0.08684,
    "h": 240.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235F85

secondary

#B5764F

accent

#8246E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235F85

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →