#235C9D#235C9D

#235C9D is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.121 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235C9D
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 157)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 41.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 5.23, -40.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 40.96, 277.34°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% -0.033 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.121 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.6038, 10.4447, 33.3489)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235C9D #9D6423

analogous

#23999D #235C9D #27239D

triadic

#235C9D #9D235C #5C9D23

tetradic

#235C9D #9D2399 #9D6423 #239D27

square

#235C9D #9D2399 #9D6423 #239D27

split-complementary

#235C9D #9D2723 #999D23

monochromatic

#0D2139 #183F6B #235C9D #2E79CF #5F99DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#235C9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#235C9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235C9D

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235C9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235C9D	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D61A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28569C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235c9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.121 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089ba',
    500: '#235c9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235c9d;
$custom-light: #7089ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235c9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.967,
    "s": 63.542,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47202,
    "c": 0.12071,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235C9D

secondary

#C0915C

accent

#9941E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235C9D

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

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