#235B9B#235B9B

#235B9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.119 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B9B
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 155)
HSL	hsl(212, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.4%, 41.3%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.21, 5.10, -40.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.21, 40.42, 277.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% -0.0326 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.119 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.3484, 10.2049, 32.4283)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B9B #9B6323

analogous

#23979B #235B9B #27239B

triadic

#235B9B #9B235B #5B9B23

tetradic

#235B9B #9B2397 #9B6323 #239B27

square

#235B9B #9B2397 #9B6323 #239B27

split-complementary

#235B9B #9B2723 #979B23

monochromatic

#0C2037 #183E69 #235B9B #2E78CD #5E98DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#235B9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#235B9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B9B

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B9B	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C609E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28559A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.119 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088b9',
    500: '#235b9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b9b;
$custom-light: #7088b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46835,
    "c": 0.11912,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B9B

secondary

#BF905A

accent

#9942E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B9B

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

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