#235ABD#235ABD

#235ABD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.167 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235ABD
RGB	rgb(35, 90, 189)
HSL	hsl(219, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(219, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 52.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.15, 19.05, -57.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.15, 60.18, 288.45°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% -0.0259 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.167 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5313, 11.3421, 49.6103)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235ABD #BD8623

analogous

#23A7BD #235ABD #3923BD

triadic

#235ABD #BD235A #5ABD23

tetradic

#235ABD #BD23A7 #BD8623 #23BD39

square

#235ABD #BD23A7 #BD8623 #23BD39

split-complementary

#235ABD #BD3923 #A7BD23

monochromatic

#102956 #194189 #235ABD #4179DC #759DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#235ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#235ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235ABD

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235ABD	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1266C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 90, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.167 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7888d2',
    500: '#235abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235abd;
$custom-light: #7888d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.571,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49048,
    "c": 0.16658,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235ABD

secondary

#CDAB6F

accent

#AD3CEC

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#EFEFFA

border

#CACAD3

text

#0A0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #235ABD

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

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