#235B9A#235B9A

#235B9A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.118 H 253.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B9A
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 154)
HSL	hsl(212, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 40.9%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, 4.71, -39.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 39.88, 276.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% -0.0328 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.118 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2648, 10.1714, 31.9879)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B9A #9A6223

analogous

#23979A #235B9A #27239A

triadic

#235B9A #9A235B #5B9A23

tetradic

#235B9A #9A2397 #9A6223 #239A27

square

#235B9A #9A2397 #9A6223 #239A27

split-complementary

#235B9A #9A2723 #979A23

monochromatic

#0C2036 #183E68 #235B9A #2E78CC #5D98DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#235B9A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#235B9A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B9A

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B9A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B9A	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D609D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b9a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.118 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088b8',
    500: '#235b9a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b9a;
$custom-light: #7088b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b9a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.765,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4677,
    "c": 0.11776,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B9A

secondary

#BF8F5A

accent

#9942E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B9A

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

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