#235CA5#235CA5

#235CA5 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.132 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235CA5
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 165)
HSL	hsl(214, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 44.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.12, 8.35, -44.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.12, 45.39, 280.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% -0.0313 -0.1278)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.132 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3093, 10.7269, 37.0645)
Luminance	0.1073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235CA5 #A56C23

analogous

#239DA5 #235CA5 #2B23A5

triadic

#235CA5 #A5235C #5CA523

tetradic

#235CA5 #A5239D #A56C23 #23A52B

square

#235CA5 #A5239D #A56C23 #23A52B

split-complementary

#235CA5 #A52B23 #9DA523

monochromatic

#0E2440 #184073 #235CA5 #3279D3 #649ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#235CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#235CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235CA5

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235CA5	1.00	6.68	3.15	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3762A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D57A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.132 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7289c0',
    500: '#235ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ca5;
$custom-light: #7289c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.692,
    "s": 65,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47738,
    "c": 0.1316,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235CA5

secondary

#C49860

accent

#9E40E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235CA5

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

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