#235EA8#235EA8

#235EA8 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.133 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235EA8
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 168)
HSL	hsl(213, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 44%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.90, 8.23, -45.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.90, 45.89, 280.32°)
OKLab	oklab(48.4% -0.0324 -0.1293)
OKLCH	oklch(48.4% 0.133 256)
XYZ	xyz(11.7611, 11.1885, 38.5779)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235EA8 #A86D23

analogous

#23A1A8 #235EA8 #2A23A8

triadic

#235EA8 #A8235E #5EA823

tetradic

#235EA8 #A823A1 #A86D23 #23A82A

square

#235EA8 #A823A1 #A86D23 #23A82A

split-complementary

#235EA8 #A82A23 #A1A823

monochromatic

#0E2543 #184275 #235EA8 #347BD5 #669CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#235EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#235EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235EA8

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235EA8	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3865AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E58A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.133 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bc2',
    500: '#235ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ea8;
$custom-light: #738bc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.383,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48403,
    "c": 0.13334,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.1119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235EA8

secondary

#C59962

accent

#9D3FE8

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EDF0F8

border

#C8CBD1

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235EA8

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

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