#235DBD#235DBD

#235DBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.163 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235DBD
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 189)
HSL	hsl(217, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(217, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 50.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.99, 17.08, -55.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.99, 58.29, 287.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% -0.028 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.163 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7894, 11.8585, 49.6964)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235DBD #BD8323

analogous

#23AABD #235DBD #3623BD

triadic

#235DBD #BD235D #5DBD23

tetradic

#235DBD #BD23AA #BD8323 #23BD36

square

#235DBD #BD23AA #BD8323 #23BD36

split-complementary

#235DBD #BD3623 #AABD23

monochromatic

#102A56 #194489 #235DBD #417CDC #759FE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#235DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#235DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235DBD

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235DBD	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F68C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.163 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#788ad1',
    500: '#235dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235dbd;
$custom-light: #788ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.403,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49689,
    "c": 0.16293,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235DBD

secondary

#CDA96F

accent

#AA3CEC

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #235DBD

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

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