#235E9E#235E9E

#235E9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.120 H 253.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E9E
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 158)
HSL	hsl(211, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 40.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.29, 4.33, -40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.29, 40.40, 276.15°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% -0.0346 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.12 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8651, 10.8301, 33.8589)
Luminance	0.1083 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E9E #9E6323

analogous

#239B9E #235E9E #26239E

triadic

#235E9E #9E235E #5E9E23

tetradic

#235E9E #9E239B #9E6323 #239E26

square

#235E9E #9E239B #9E6323 #239E26

split-complementary

#235E9E #9E2623 #9B9E23

monochromatic

#0D223A #18406C #235E9E #2E7CD0 #609BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#235E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#235E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E9E

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E9E	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F63A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B579D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.120 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708bbb',
    500: '#235e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e9e;
$custom-light: #708bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.22,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47738,
    "c": 0.11982,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E9E

secondary

#C1905C

accent

#9741E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E9E

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

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