#235B9D#235B9D

#235B9D is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.122 H 254.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B9D
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 157)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 42%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.33, 5.88, -41.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.33, 41.53, 278.14°)
OKLab	oklab(46.97% -0.0321 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(46.97% 0.122 254.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5178, 10.2726, 33.3202)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B9D #9D6523

analogous

#23989D #235B9D #28239D

triadic

#235B9D #9D235B #5B9D23

tetradic

#235B9D #9D2398 #9D6523 #239D28

square

#235B9D #9D2398 #9D6523 #239D28

split-complementary

#235B9D #9D2823 #989D23

monochromatic

#0D2139 #183E6B #235B9D #2E78CF #5F98DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#235B9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#235B9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B9D

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B9D	1.00	6.87	3.05	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B60A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26559C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.122 254.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088ba',
    500: '#235b9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b9d;
$custom-light: #7088ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.459,
    "s": 63.542,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46967,
    "c": 0.12184,
    "h": 254.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B9D

secondary

#C0925C

accent

#9B41E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B9D

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

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