#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
RGBrgb(35, 93, 156)
HSLhsl(211, 63%, 37%)
HSVhsv(211, 78%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(77.6%, 40.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LABlab(38.87, 4.20, -39.64)
CIE-LCHlch(38.87, 39.86, 276.04°)
OKLaboklab(47.37% -0.0342 -0.1132)
OKLCHoklch(47.37% 0.118 253.2)
XYZxyz(10.6060, 10.5851, 32.9302)
Luminance0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

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
##235D9C1.006.743.126.74
#FFFFFF6.741.0021.001.00
#0000003.1221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.741.0021.001.00

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

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#235D9C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva