#235BBC#235BBC

#235BBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.164 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235BBC
RGB	rgb(35, 91, 188)
HSL	hsl(218, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(218, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.4%, 51.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 18.00, -56.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 58.98, 287.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% -0.0267 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.164 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5080, 11.4687, 49.0689)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235BBC #BC8423

analogous

#23A7BC #235BBC #3723BC

triadic

#235BBC #BC235B #5BBC23

tetradic

#235BBC #BC23A7 #BC8423 #23BC37

square

#235BBC #BC23A7 #BC8423 #23BC37

split-complementary

#235BBC #BC3723 #A7BC23

monochromatic

#102955 #194288 #235BBC #4179DC #749EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#235BBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#235BBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235BBC

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235BBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235BBC	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1966BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235bbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 91, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.164 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7788d1',
    500: '#235bbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235bbc;
$custom-light: #7788d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235bbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.039,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49184,
    "c": 0.16402,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235BBC

secondary

#CCAA6F

accent

#AB3CEB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0A0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #235BBC

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

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