#235F8E#235F8E

#235F8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.098 H 245.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235F8E
RGB	rgb(35, 95, 142)
HSL	hsl(206, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 33.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, -2.45, -31.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 31.57, 265.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47% -0.04 -0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(47% 0.098 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.6660, 10.4936, 27.1020)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235F8E #8E5223

analogous

#238E88 #235F8E #232A8E

triadic

#235F8E #8E235F #5F8E23

tetradic

#235F8E #88238E #8E5223 #2A8E23

square

#235F8E #88238E #8E5223 #2A8E23

split-complementary

#235F8E #8E232A #8E8823

monochromatic

#0B1D2C #173E5D #235F8E #2F80BF #569DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#235F8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#235F8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235F8E

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235F8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235F8E	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A578D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235f8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 95, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.098 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8caf',
    500: '#235f8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235f8e;
$custom-light: #6d8caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235f8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.355,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46996,
    "c": 0.09781,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235F8E

secondary

#B98053

accent

#8A44E4

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235F8E

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

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