#235EAE#235EAE

#235EAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.141 H 257.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235EAE
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 174)
HSL	hsl(215, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(215, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 46%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 10.57, -48.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 49.24, 282.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% -0.0312 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.141 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3330, 11.4173, 41.5899)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235EAE #AE7323

analogous

#23A3AE #235EAE #2D23AE

triadic

#235EAE #AE235E #5EAE23

tetradic

#235EAE #AE23A3 #AE7323 #23AE2D

square

#235EAE #AE23A3 #AE7323 #23AE2D

split-complementary

#235EAE #AE2D23 #A3AE23

monochromatic

#0F2748 #19427B #235EAE #377BD7 #6A9DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#235EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#235EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235EAE

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235EAE	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3366B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1259AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.141 257.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#748bc7',
    500: '#235eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235eae;
$custom-light: #748bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.532,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48818,
    "c": 0.14147,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235EAE

secondary

#C79E66

accent

#A13EE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #235EAE

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

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