#235C9E#235C9E

#235C9E is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.122 H 254.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235C9E
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 158)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 41.8%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.69, 5.62, -41.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.69, 41.51, 277.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% -0.0328 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.122 254.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.6895, 10.4790, 33.8004)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235C9E #9E6523

analogous

#239A9E #235C9E #27239E

triadic

#235C9E #9E235C #5C9E23

tetradic

#235C9E #9E239A #9E6523 #239E27

square

#235C9E #9E239A #9E6523 #239E27

split-complementary

#235C9E #9E2723 #9A9E23

monochromatic

#0D223A #183F6C #235C9E #2E79D0 #6099DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#235C9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#235C9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235C9E

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235C9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235C9E	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C61A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27569D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235c9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.122 254.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089bb',
    500: '#235c9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235c9e;
$custom-light: #7089bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235c9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.195,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47268,
    "c": 0.12206,
    "h": 254.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235C9E

secondary

#C1925C

accent

#9A41E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235C9E

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

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