#235CA9#235CA9

#235CA9 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.137 H 257.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235CA9
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 169)
HSL	hsl(214, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(214, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 45.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.37, 9.92, -46.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.37, 47.63, 282.02°)
OKLab	oklab(48.02% -0.0305 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(48.02% 0.137 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6791, 10.8748, 39.0119)
Luminance	0.1088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235CA9 #A97023

analogous

#239FA9 #235CA9 #2D23A9

triadic

#235CA9 #A9235C #5CA923

tetradic

#235CA9 #A9239F #A97023 #23A92D

square

#235CA9 #A9239F #A97023 #23A92D

split-complementary

#235CA9 #A92D23 #9FA923

monochromatic

#0E2544 #194076 #235CA9 #3479D5 #679ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#235CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#235CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235CA9

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235CA9	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3463AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1657A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.137 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7389c3',
    500: '#235ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ca9;
$custom-light: #7389c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.478,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48015,
    "c": 0.13705,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235CA9

secondary

#C59B63

accent

#A13FE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235CA9

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

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