#235AA8#235AA8

#235AA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.138 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235AA8
RGB	rgb(35, 90, 168)
HSL	hsl(215, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(215, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 46.4%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 10.83, -47.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 48.27, 282.97°)
OKLab	oklab(47.49% -0.029 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(47.49% 0.138 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.4146, 10.4955, 38.4624)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235AA8 #A87123

analogous

#239DA8 #235AA8 #2F23A8

triadic

#235AA8 #A8235A #5AA823

tetradic

#235AA8 #A8239D #A87123 #23A82F

square

#235AA8 #A8239D #A87123 #23A82F

split-complementary

#235AA8 #A82F23 #9DA823

monochromatic

#0E2443 #183F75 #235AA8 #3476D5 #6698DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#235AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#235AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235AA8

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235AA8	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3062AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F56A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 90, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.138 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7388c2',
    500: '#235aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235aa8;
$custom-light: #7388c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.188,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47491,
    "c": 0.13807,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235AA8

secondary

#C59C62

accent

#A33FE8

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235AA8

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

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