#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
RGBrgb(35, 90, 155)
HSLhsl(213, 63%, 37%)
HSVhsv(213, 77%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(77.4%, 41.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LABlab(37.91, 5.75, -40.58)
CIE-LCHlch(37.91, 40.99, 278.06°)
OKLaboklab(46.6% -0.0317 -0.116)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.12 254.7)
XYZxyz(10.2635, 10.0350, 32.4000)
Luminance0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

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
##235A9B1.006.983.016.98
#FFFFFF6.981.0021.001.00
#0000003.0121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.981.0021.001.00

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

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#235A9B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva