#235C9B#235C9B

#235C9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.118 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235C9B
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 155)
HSL	hsl(212, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.4%, 40.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.51, 4.45, -39.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.51, 39.87, 276.41°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% -0.0335 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.118 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4345, 10.3770, 32.4570)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235C9B #9B6223

analogous

#23989B #235C9B #26239B

triadic

#235C9B #9B235C #5C9B23

tetradic

#235C9B #9B2398 #9B6223 #239B26

square

#235C9B #9B2398 #9B6223 #239B26

split-complementary

#235C9B #9B2623 #989B23

monochromatic

#0C2137 #183E69 #235C9B #2E7ACD #5E99DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#235C9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#235C9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235C9B

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235C9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235C9B	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E619E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A569A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235c9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.118 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089b9',
    500: '#235c9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235c9b;
$custom-light: #7089b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235c9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47071,
    "c": 0.118,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235C9B

secondary

#BF8F5A

accent

#9842E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235C9B

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

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