#235B9F#235B9F

#235B9F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.125 H 255.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235B9F
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 159)
HSL	hsl(213, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(213, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 42.8%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, 6.66, -42.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 42.63, 278.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% -0.0317 -0.1205)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.125 255.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.6899, 10.3415, 34.2269)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235B9F #9F6723

analogous

#23999F #235B9F #29239F

triadic

#235B9F #9F235B #5B9F23

tetradic

#235B9F #9F2399 #9F6723 #239F29

square

#235B9F #9F2399 #9F6723 #239F29

split-complementary

#235B9F #9F2923 #999F23

monochromatic

#0D223B #183E6D #235B9F #2E78D1 #6098DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#235B9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#235B9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235B9F

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235B9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235B9F	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A61A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23559E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235b9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.125 255.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7188bc',
    500: '#235b9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235b9f;
$custom-light: #7188bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235b9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.903,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.471,
    "c": 0.12458,
    "h": 255.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235B9F

secondary

#C1945D

accent

#9C41E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235B9F

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

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