#235D9C#235D9C

#235D9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.118 H 253.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235D9C
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 156)
HSL	hsl(211, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 40.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.87, 4.20, -39.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.87, 39.86, 276.04°)
OKLab	oklab(47.37% -0.0342 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(47.37% 0.118 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.6060, 10.5851, 32.9302)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235D9C #9C6223

analogous

#23999C #235D9C #26239C

triadic

#235D9C #9C235D #5D9C23

tetradic

#235D9C #9C2399 #9C6223 #239C26

square

#235D9C #9C2399 #9C6223 #239C26

split-complementary

#235D9C #9C2623 #999C23

monochromatic

#0D2138 #183F6A #235D9C #2E7BCE #5E9ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#235D9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#235D9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D9C

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235D9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235D9C	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F629F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B569B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235d9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.118 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708ab9',
    500: '#235d9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235d9c;
$custom-light: #708ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235d9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.24,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47373,
    "c": 0.11823,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235D9C

secondary

#C08F5B

accent

#9741E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235D9C

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

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