#235D9F#235D9F

#235D9F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.122 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235D9F
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 159)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 41.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.05, 5.36, -41.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.05, 41.50, 277.43°)
OKLab	oklab(47.57% -0.0335 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(47.57% 0.122 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8632, 10.6880, 34.2846)
Luminance	0.1069 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235D9F #9F6523

analogous

#239B9F #235D9F #27239F

triadic

#235D9F #9F235D #5D9F23

tetradic

#235D9F #9F239B #9F6523 #239F27

square

#235D9F #9F239B #9F6523 #239F27

split-complementary

#235D9F #9F2723 #9B9F23

monochromatic

#0D223B #18406D #235D9F #2E7AD1 #609ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#235D9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#235D9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D9F

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235D9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235D9F	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D62A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28579E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235d9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.122 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#718abc',
    500: '#235d9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235d9f;
$custom-light: #718abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235d9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.935,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47568,
    "c": 0.12229,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235D9F

secondary

#C1925D

accent

#9941E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235D9F

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

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