#235BAE#235BAE

#235BAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.145 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235BAE
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 174)
HSL	hsl(216, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(216, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 47.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.40, 12.53, -49.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.40, 51.05, 284.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% -0.0288 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.145 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0714, 10.8941, 41.5027)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235BAE #AE7623

analogous

#23A0AE #235BAE #3023AE

triadic

#235BAE #AE235B #5BAE23

tetradic

#235BAE #AE23A0 #AE7623 #23AE30

square

#235BAE #AE23A0 #AE7623 #23AE30

split-complementary

#235BAE #AE3023 #A0AE23

monochromatic

#0F2648 #19407B #235BAE #3778D7 #6A9AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#235BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#235BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235BAE

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235BAE	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D64B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.145 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7488c7',
    500: '#235bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235bae;
$custom-light: #7488c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.827,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48144,
    "c": 0.14506,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235BAE

secondary

#C7A066

accent

#A53EE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #235BAE

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

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