#235CBD#235CBD

#235CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.164 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235CBD
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 189)
HSL	hsl(218, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(218, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 17.73, -56.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 58.91, 287.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% -0.0273 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.164 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.7022, 11.6841, 49.6673)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235CBD #BD8423

analogous

#23A9BD #235CBD #3723BD

triadic

#235CBD #BD235C #5CBD23

tetradic

#235CBD #BD23A9 #BD8423 #23BD37

square

#235CBD #BD23A9 #BD8423 #23BD37

split-complementary

#235CBD #BD3723 #A9BD23

monochromatic

#102A56 #194389 #235CBD #417BDC #759FE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#235CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#235CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235CBD

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235CBD	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B67C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.164 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7889d2',
    500: '#235cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235cbd;
$custom-light: #7889d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.792,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49474,
    "c": 0.16414,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235CBD

secondary

#CDAA6F

accent

#AB3CEC

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0A0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #235CBD

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

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