#235AB3#235AB3

#235AB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.153 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#235AB3
RGBrgb(35, 90, 179)
HSLhsl(217, 67%, 42%)
HSVhsv(217, 80%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(80.4%, 49.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LABlab(39.45, 15.14, -52.36)
CIE-LCHlch(39.45, 54.51, 286.13°)
OKLaboklab(48.29% -0.0272 -0.1506)
OKLCHoklch(48.29% 0.153 259.8)
XYZxyz(12.4830, 10.9228, 44.0895)
Luminance0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#235AB3 #B37C23
analogous
#23A2B3 #235AB3 #3423B3
triadic
#235AB3 #B3235A #5AB323
tetradic
#235AB3 #B323A2 #B37C23 #23B334
square
#235AB3 #B323A2 #B37C23 #23B334
split-complementary
#235AB3 #B33423 #A2B323
monochromatic
#0F274D #194080 #235AB3 #3B77D9 #6E9AE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59
#235AB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18
#235AB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235AB3
6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##235AB3#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##235AB31.006.593.186.59
#FFFFFF6.591.0021.001.00
#0000003.1821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.591.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#2464B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0057B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006F7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #235ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 90, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.153 259.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7588ca',
    500: '#235ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #235ab3;
$custom-light: #7588ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#235ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.083,
    "s": 67.29,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48289,
    "c": 0.15309,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#235AB3
secondary
#C9A469
accent
#A83EEA
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEEFF8
border
#C9CAD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #235AB3

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#235AB3 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva