#235E9B#235E9B

#235E9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.116 H 252.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E9B
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 155)
HSL	hsl(211, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.4%, 39.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.12, 3.17, -38.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.12, 38.78, 274.68°)
OKLab	oklab(47.55% -0.0354 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(47.55% 0.116 252.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.6100, 10.7281, 32.5155)
Luminance	0.1073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E9B #9B6023

analogous

#239A9B #235E9B #24239B

triadic

#235E9B #9B235E #5E9B23

tetradic

#235E9B #9B239A #9B6023 #239B24

square

#235E9B #9B239A #9B6023 #239B24

split-complementary

#235E9B #9B2423 #9A9B23

monochromatic

#0C2137 #184069 #235E9B #2E7CCD #5E9BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#235E9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#235E9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E9B

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E9B	1.00	6.68	3.15	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41629D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E579A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.116 252.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708bb9',
    500: '#235e9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e9b;
$custom-light: #708bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47546,
    "c": 0.11579,
    "h": 252.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E9B

secondary

#BF8E5A

accent

#9542E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E9B

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

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