#235CA6#235CA6

#235CA6 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.133 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235CA6
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 166)
HSL	hsl(214, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.18, 8.74, -45.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.18, 45.95, 280.97°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% -0.0311 -0.1293)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.133 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.4007, 10.7634, 37.5457)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235CA6 #A66D23

analogous

#239EA6 #235CA6 #2C23A6

triadic

#235CA6 #A6235C #5CA623

tetradic

#235CA6 #A6239E #A66D23 #23A62C

square

#235CA6 #A6239E #A66D23 #23A62C

split-complementary

#235CA6 #A62C23 #9EA623

monochromatic

#0E2441 #184073 #235CA6 #3279D4 #659ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#235CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#235CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235CA6

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235CA6	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3663A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C57A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.133 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7289c1',
    500: '#235ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ca6;
$custom-light: #7289c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.893,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47807,
    "c": 0.13296,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235CA6

secondary

#C49961

accent

#9F40E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235CA6

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

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