#235A9D#235A9D

#235A9D is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.123 H 255.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235A9D
RGB	rgb(35, 90, 157)
HSL	hsl(213, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(213, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 42.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 6.53, -41.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 42.10, 278.92°)
OKLab	oklab(46.73% -0.0312 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(46.73% 0.123 255.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.4328, 10.1028, 33.2919)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235A9D #9D6623

analogous

#23979D #235A9D #29239D

triadic

#235A9D #9D235A #5A9D23

tetradic

#235A9D #9D2397 #9D6623 #239D29

square

#235A9D #9D2397 #9D6623 #239D29

split-complementary

#235A9D #9D2923 #979D23

monochromatic

#0D2139 #183D6B #235A9D #2E77CF #5F97DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#235A9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#235A9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235A9D

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235A9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235A9D	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3960A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24549C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235a9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 90, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.123 255.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088ba',
    500: '#235a9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235a9d;
$custom-light: #7088ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235a9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.951,
    "s": 63.542,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46733,
    "c": 0.12299,
    "h": 255.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235A9D

secondary

#C0935C

accent

#9C41E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235A9D

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

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