#235CAD#235CAD

#235CAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.142 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235CAD
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 173)
HSL	hsl(215, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(215, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 46.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.63, 11.48, -48.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.63, 49.88, 283.31°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% -0.0297 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.143 258)
XYZ	xyz(12.0603, 11.0273, 41.0199)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235CAD #AD7423

analogous

#23A1AD #235CAD #2F23AD

triadic

#235CAD #AD235C #5CAD23

tetradic

#235CAD #AD23A1 #AD7423 #23AD2F

square

#235CAD #AD23A1 #AD7423 #23AD2F

split-complementary

#235CAD #AD2F23 #A1AD23

monochromatic

#0E2647 #19417A #235CAD #3779D6 #6A9BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#235CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#235CAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235CAD

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235CAD	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3064B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A58AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.142 258.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7489c6',
    500: '#235cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235cad;
$custom-light: #7489c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.217,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48297,
    "c": 0.1425,
    "h": 258
  },
  "luminance": 0.11029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235CAD

secondary

#C79E65

accent

#A33FE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090B13

muted

#7B7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #235CAD

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

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