#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
RGB	rgb(35, 90, 179)
HSL	hsl(217, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(217, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 49.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.45, 15.14, -52.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.45, 54.51, 286.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.29% -0.0272 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(48.29% 0.153 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4830, 10.9228, 44.0895)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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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
##235AB3	1.00	6.59	3.18	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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