#235D9D#235D9D

#235D9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.120 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235D9D
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 157)
HSL	hsl(211, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 40.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 4.59, -40.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 40.41, 276.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.44% -0.0339 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(47.44% 0.12 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.6910, 10.6191, 33.3780)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235D9D #9D6323

analogous

#239A9D #235D9D #26239D

triadic

#235D9D #9D235D #5D9D23

tetradic

#235D9D #9D239A #9D6323 #239D26

square

#235D9D #9D239A #9D6323 #239D26

split-complementary

#235D9D #9D2623 #9A9D23

monochromatic

#0D2239 #183F6B #235D9D #2E7BCF #5F9ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#235D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#235D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D9D

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235D9D	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E62A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A579C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.120 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708aba',
    500: '#235d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235d9d;
$custom-light: #708aba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.475,
    "s": 63.542,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47438,
    "c": 0.11958,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235D9D

secondary

#C0905C

accent

#9841E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235D9D

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

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