#235EA9#235EA9

#235EA9 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.135 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235EA9
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 169)
HSL	hsl(214, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(214, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.96, 8.62, -45.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.96, 46.45, 280.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% -0.0322 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.135 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.8546, 11.2259, 39.0705)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235EA9 #A96E23

analogous

#23A1A9 #235EA9 #2B23A9

triadic

#235EA9 #A9235E #5EA923

tetradic

#235EA9 #A923A1 #A96E23 #23A92B

square

#235EA9 #A923A1 #A96E23 #23A92B

split-complementary

#235EA9 #A92B23 #A1A923

monochromatic

#0E2644 #194276 #235EA9 #347BD5 #679CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#235EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#235EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235EA9

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235EA9	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3865AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D59A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.135 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bc3',
    500: '#235ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ea9;
$custom-light: #738bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.582,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48471,
    "c": 0.1347,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235EA9

secondary

#C59A63

accent

#9E3FE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235EA9

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

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