#235A9B#235A9B

#235A9B is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.120 H 254.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235A9B
RGB	rgb(35, 90, 155)
HSL	hsl(213, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(213, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.4%, 41.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 5.75, -40.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 40.99, 278.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% -0.0317 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.12 254.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.2635, 10.0350, 32.4000)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235A9B #9B6423

analogous

#23969B #235A9B #28239B

triadic

#235A9B #9B235A #5A9B23

tetradic

#235A9B #9B2396 #9B6423 #239B28

square

#235A9B #9B2396 #9B6423 #239B28

split-complementary

#235A9B #9B2823 #969B23

monochromatic

#0C2037 #183D69 #235A9B #2E77CD #5E97DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#235A9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#235A9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235A9B

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235A9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235A9B	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26549A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235a9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 90, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.120 254.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088b9',
    500: '#235a9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235a9b;
$custom-light: #7088b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235a9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.466,
    "c": 0.12026,
    "h": 254.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235A9B

secondary

#BF915A

accent

#9B42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235A9B

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

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