#235D9B#235D9B

#235D9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.117 H 252.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#235D9B
RGBrgb(35, 93, 155)
HSLhsl(211, 63%, 37%)
HSVhsv(211, 77%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(77.4%, 40%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LABlab(38.81, 3.81, -39.13)
CIE-LCHlch(38.81, 39.32, 275.56°)
OKLaboklab(47.31% -0.0344 -0.1117)
OKLCHoklch(47.31% 0.117 252.9)
XYZxyz(10.5217, 10.5514, 32.4861)
Luminance0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#235D9B #9B6123
analogous
#23999B #235D9B #25239B
triadic
#235D9B #9B235D #5D9B23
tetradic
#235D9B #9B2399 #9B6123 #239B25
square
#235D9B #9B2399 #9B6123 #239B25
split-complementary
#235D9B #9B2523 #999B23
monochromatic
#0C2137 #183F69 #235D9B #2E7BCD #5E9ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75
#235D9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11
#235D9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D9B
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##235D9B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##235D9B1.006.753.116.75
#FFFFFF6.751.0021.001.00
#0000003.1121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.751.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#40619D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2C569A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006C74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #235d9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.117 252.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708ab9',
    500: '#235d9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #235d9b;
$custom-light: #708ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#235d9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47308,
    "c": 0.11689,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#235D9B
secondary
#BF8F5A
accent
#9742E6
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090B11
muted
#7B7C80

Preview Lab

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#235D9B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva