#235B9C#235B9C

#235B9C is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.120 H 254.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B9C
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 156)
HSL	hsl(212, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 41.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 5.49, -40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 40.97, 277.70°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% -0.0324 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.12 254.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.4327, 10.2386, 32.8724)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B9C #9C6423

analogous

#23989C #235B9C #27239C

triadic

#235B9C #9C235B #5B9C23

tetradic

#235B9C #9C2398 #9C6423 #239C27

square

#235B9C #9C2398 #9C6423 #239C27

split-complementary

#235B9C #9C2723 #989C23

monochromatic

#0D2138 #183E6A #235B9C #2E78CE #5E98DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#235B9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#235B9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B9C

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B9C	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C609F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27559B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.120 254.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088b9',
    500: '#235b9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b9c;
$custom-light: #7088b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.231,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46901,
    "c": 0.12048,
    "h": 254.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B9C

secondary

#C0915B

accent

#9A41E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B9C

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

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