#235EA3#235EA3

#235EA3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.127 H 254.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235EA3
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 163)
HSL	hsl(212, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(212, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, 6.28, -42.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 43.13, 278.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% -0.0334 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.127 254.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.3042, 11.0057, 36.1718)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235EA3 #A36823

analogous

#239EA3 #235EA3 #2823A3

triadic

#235EA3 #A3235E #5EA323

tetradic

#235EA3 #A3239E #A36823 #23A328

square

#235EA3 #A3239E #A36823 #23A328

split-complementary

#235EA3 #A32823 #9EA323

monochromatic

#0D243E #184171 #235EA3 #317BD3 #639BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#235EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#235EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235EA3

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235EA3	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C64A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2658A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.127 254.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728bbf',
    500: '#235ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ea3;
$custom-light: #728bbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.344,
    "s": 64.646,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48066,
    "c": 0.12657,
    "h": 254.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235EA3

secondary

#C3955F

accent

#9A40E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235EA3

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

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