#235BAD#235BAD

#235BAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.144 H 258.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235BAD
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 173)
HSL	hsl(216, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(216, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 47.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.34, 12.14, -49.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.34, 50.49, 283.91°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% -0.0289 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.144 258.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.9743, 10.8552, 40.9912)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235BAD #AD7523

analogous

#23A0AD #235BAD #3023AD

triadic

#235BAD #AD235B #5BAD23

tetradic

#235BAD #AD23A0 #AD7523 #23AD30

square

#235BAD #AD23A0 #AD7523 #23AD30

split-complementary

#235BAD #AD3023 #A0AD23

monochromatic

#0E2547 #19407A #235BAD #3778D6 #6A9AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#235BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#235BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235BAD

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235BAD	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E63B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0357AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.144 258.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7488c6',
    500: '#235bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235bad;
$custom-light: #7488c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.652,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48073,
    "c": 0.1437,
    "h": 258.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235BAD

secondary

#C79F65

accent

#A43FE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #235BAD

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

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