#235EA0#235EA0

#235EA0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.123 H 253.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235EA0
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 160)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 41.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.41, 5.11, -41.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.41, 41.49, 277.07°)
OKLab	oklab(47.87% -0.0341 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(47.87% 0.123 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.0386, 10.8995, 34.7729)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235EA0 #A06523

analogous

#239CA0 #235EA0 #2623A0

triadic

#235EA0 #A0235E #5EA023

tetradic

#235EA0 #A0239C #A06523 #23A026

square

#235EA0 #A0239C #A06523 #23A026

split-complementary

#235EA0 #A02623 #9CA023

monochromatic

#0D233C #18406E #235EA0 #2F7CD1 #619BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#235EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#235EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235EA0

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235EA0	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E63A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29589F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.123 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#718bbc',
    500: '#235ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ea0;
$custom-light: #718bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.68,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47869,
    "c": 0.12251,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235EA0

secondary

#C1925D

accent

#9941E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235EA0

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

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