#235A9C#235A9C

#235A9C is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.122 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235A9C
RGB	rgb(35, 90, 156)
HSL	hsl(213, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(213, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 42.3%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.97, 6.14, -41.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.97, 41.54, 278.50°)
OKLab	oklab(46.67% -0.0314 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(46.67% 0.122 255)
XYZ	xyz(10.3478, 10.0688, 32.8441)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235A9C #9C6523

analogous

#23979C #235A9C #28239C

triadic

#235A9C #9C235A #5A9C23

tetradic

#235A9C #9C2397 #9C6523 #239C28

square

#235A9C #9C2397 #9C6523 #239C28

split-complementary

#235A9C #9C2823 #979C23

monochromatic

#0D2038 #183D6A #235A9C #2E77CE #5E97DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#235A9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#235A9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235A9C

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235A9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235A9C	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25549B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235a9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 90, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.122 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088b9',
    500: '#235a9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235a9c;
$custom-light: #7088b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235a9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.727,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46666,
    "c": 0.12163,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.1007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235A9C

secondary

#C0925B

accent

#9B41E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235A9C

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

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