#235A8D#235A8D

#235A8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.101 H 249.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235A8D
RGB	rgb(35, 90, 141)
HSL	hsl(209, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(209, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 36.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.10, 0.32, -33.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.10, 33.42, 270.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% -0.0353 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.101 249.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1552, 9.5917, 26.5630)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235A8D #8D5623

analogous

#238D8B #235A8D #23258D

triadic

#235A8D #8D235A #5A8D23

tetradic

#235A8D #8B238D #8D5623 #258D23

square

#235A8D #8B238D #8D5623 #258D23

split-complementary

#235A8D #8D2325 #8D8B23

monochromatic

#0B1B2B #173B5C #235A8D #2F79BE #5598D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#235A8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#235A8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235A8D

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235A8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235A8D	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435D8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#33538C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235a8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 90, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.101 249.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d88ae',
    500: '#235a8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235a8d;
$custom-light: #6d88ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235a8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.868,
    "s": 60.227,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45708,
    "c": 0.10134,
    "h": 249.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235A8D

secondary

#B98453

accent

#9144E3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDEFF4

border

#C8CACE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235A8D

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

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