#235B9E#235B9E

#235B9E is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.123 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B9E
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 158)
HSL	hsl(213, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(213, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 6.27, -41.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 42.08, 278.57°)
OKLab	oklab(47.03% -0.0319 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(47.03% 0.123 255)
XYZ	xyz(10.6035, 10.3069, 33.7717)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B9E #9E6623

analogous

#23989E #235B9E #28239E

triadic

#235B9E #9E235B #5B9E23

tetradic

#235B9E #9E2398 #9E6623 #239E28

square

#235B9E #9E2398 #9E6623 #239E28

split-complementary

#235B9E #9E2823 #989E23

monochromatic

#0D213A #183E6C #235B9E #2E78D0 #6098DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#235B9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#235B9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B9E

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B9E	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A60A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25559D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.123 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088bb',
    500: '#235b9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b9e;
$custom-light: #7088bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.683,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47034,
    "c": 0.12321,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.10308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B9E

secondary

#C1935C

accent

#9B41E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B9E

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

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