#235EA6#235EA6

#235EA6 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.131 H 255.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235EA6
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 166)
HSL	hsl(213, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.77, 7.45, -44.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.77, 44.78, 279.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% -0.0328 -0.1264)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.131 255.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.5762, 11.1145, 37.6042)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235EA6 #A66B23

analogous

#23A0A6 #235EA6 #2A23A6

triadic

#235EA6 #A6235E #5EA623

tetradic

#235EA6 #A623A0 #A66B23 #23A62A

square

#235EA6 #A623A0 #A66B23 #23A62A

split-complementary

#235EA6 #A62A23 #A0A623

monochromatic

#0E2541 #184173 #235EA6 #327BD4 #659CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#235EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#235EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235EA6

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235EA6	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A64A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2158A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.131 255.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728bc1',
    500: '#235ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ea6;
$custom-light: #728bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.977,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48267,
    "c": 0.13062,
    "h": 255.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235EA6

secondary

#C49761

accent

#9C40E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235EA6

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

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