#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
RGBrgb(35, 92, 155)
HSLhsl(212, 63%, 37%)
HSVhsv(212, 77%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(77.4%, 40.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LABlab(38.51, 4.45, -39.62)
CIE-LCHlch(38.51, 39.87, 276.41°)
OKLaboklab(47.07% -0.0335 -0.1131)
OKLCHoklch(47.07% 0.118 253.5)
XYZxyz(10.4345, 10.3770, 32.4570)
Luminance0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

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
##235C9B1.006.833.086.83
#FFFFFF6.831.0021.001.00
#0000003.0821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.831.0021.001.00

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

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#235C9B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva