#235EA1#235EA1

#235EA1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.124 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235EA1
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 161)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.47, 5.50, -41.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.47, 42.03, 277.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.93% -0.0339 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(47.93% 0.124 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1265, 10.9346, 35.2355)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235EA1 #A16623

analogous

#239DA1 #235EA1 #2723A1

triadic

#235EA1 #A1235E #5EA123

tetradic

#235EA1 #A1239D #A16623 #23A127

square

#235EA1 #A1239D #A16623 #23A127

split-complementary

#235EA1 #A12723 #9DA123

monochromatic

#0D233C #18416F #235EA1 #2F7BD2 #629BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#235EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#235EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235EA1

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235EA1	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D63A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2858A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.124 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#718bbd',
    500: '#235ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ea1;
$custom-light: #718bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.905,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47934,
    "c": 0.12386,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235EA1

secondary

#C2935E

accent

#9941E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235EA1

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

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