#235BA9#235BA9

#235BA9 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.138 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235BA9
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 169)
HSL	hsl(215, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(215, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 46.2%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.08, 10.57, -47.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.08, 48.23, 282.66°)
OKLab	oklab(47.79% -0.0296 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(47.79% 0.138 257.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.5930, 10.7027, 38.9833)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235BA9 #A97123

analogous

#239EA9 #235BA9 #2E23A9

triadic

#235BA9 #A9235B #5BA923

tetradic

#235BA9 #A9239E #A97123 #23A92E

square

#235BA9 #A9239E #A97123 #23A92E

split-complementary

#235BA9 #A92E23 #9EA923

monochromatic

#0E2444 #194076 #235BA9 #3477D5 #6799DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#235BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#235BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235BA9

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235BA9	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3263AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1156A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.138 257.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7388c3',
    500: '#235ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ba9;
$custom-light: #7388c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.925,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47788,
    "c": 0.13825,
    "h": 257.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235BA9

secondary

#C59C63

accent

#A23FE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235BA9

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

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