#235C9C#235C9C

#235C9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.119 H 253.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235C9C
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 156)
HSL	hsl(212, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 41%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.57, 4.84, -40.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.57, 40.41, 276.88°)
OKLab	oklab(47.14% -0.0333 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(47.14% 0.119 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.5188, 10.4107, 32.9011)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235C9C #9C6323

analogous

#23989C #235C9C #27239C

triadic

#235C9C #9C235C #5C9C23

tetradic

#235C9C #9C2398 #9C6323 #239C27

square

#235C9C #9C2398 #9C6323 #239C27

split-complementary

#235C9C #9C2723 #989C23

monochromatic

#0D2138 #183F6A #235C9C #2E79CE #5E99DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#235C9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#235C9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235C9C

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235C9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235C9C	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D619F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29569B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235c9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.119 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089b9',
    500: '#235c9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235c9c;
$custom-light: #7089b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235c9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.736,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47136,
    "c": 0.11935,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235C9C

secondary

#C0905B

accent

#9941E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235C9C

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

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