#235C9F#235C9F

#235C9F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.123 H 254.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235C9F
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 159)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 42.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 6.01, -41.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 42.06, 278.22°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% -0.0326 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.123 254.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7760, 10.5136, 34.2556)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235C9F #9F6623

analogous

#239A9F #235C9F #28239F

triadic

#235C9F #9F235C #5C9F23

tetradic

#235C9F #9F239A #9F6623 #239F28

square

#235C9F #9F239A #9F6623 #239F28

split-complementary

#235C9F #9F2823 #9A9F23

monochromatic

#0D223B #183F6D #235C9F #2E79D1 #6099DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#235C9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#235C9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235C9F

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235C9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235C9F	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B61A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26569E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235c9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.123 254.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7189bc',
    500: '#235c9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235c9f;
$custom-light: #7189bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235c9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.419,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47334,
    "c": 0.12342,
    "h": 254.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235C9F

secondary

#C1935D

accent

#9B41E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235C9F

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

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