#235DAE#235DAE

#235DAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.143 H 257.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235DAE
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 174)
HSL	hsl(215, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(215, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 46.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.98, 11.22, -48.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.98, 49.84, 283.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.59% -0.0304 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(48.59% 0.143 257.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2447, 11.2406, 41.5605)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235DAE #AE7423

analogous

#23A2AE #235DAE #2E23AE

triadic

#235DAE #AE235D #5DAE23

tetradic

#235DAE #AE23A2 #AE7423 #23AE2E

square

#235DAE #AE23A2 #AE7423 #23AE2E

split-complementary

#235DAE #AE2E23 #A2AE23

monochromatic

#0F2748 #19427B #235DAE #377AD7 #6A9CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#235DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#235DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235DAE

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235DAE	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3165B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D58AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.143 257.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#748ac7',
    500: '#235dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235dae;
$custom-light: #748ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.964,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48592,
    "c": 0.14266,
    "h": 257.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235DAE

secondary

#C79E66

accent

#A23EE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #235DAE

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

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