#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
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 155)
HSL	hsl(211, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.4%, 40%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 3.81, -39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 39.32, 275.56°)
OKLab	oklab(47.31% -0.0344 -0.1117)
OKLCH	oklch(47.31% 0.117 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.5217, 10.5514, 32.4861)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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
##235D9B	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #235D9B

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

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