#235E9F#235E9F

#235E9F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.121 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E9F
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 159)
HSL	hsl(211, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 40.9%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.35, 4.72, -40.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.35, 40.94, 276.62°)
OKLab	oklab(47.8% -0.0344 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(47.8% 0.121 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.9515, 10.8647, 34.3141)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E9F #9F6423

analogous

#239C9F #235E9F #26239F

triadic

#235E9F #9F235E #5E9F23

tetradic

#235E9F #9F239C #9F6423 #239F26

square

#235E9F #9F239C #9F6423 #239F26

split-complementary

#235E9F #9F2623 #9C9F23

monochromatic

#0D233B #18406D #235E9F #2E7CD1 #609BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#235E9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#235E9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E9F

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E9F	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F63A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A579E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.121 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#718bbc',
    500: '#235e9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e9f;
$custom-light: #718bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.452,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47803,
    "c": 0.12117,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E9F

secondary

#C1915D

accent

#9841E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E9F

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

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