#235EBD#235EBD

#235EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.162 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235EBD
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 189)
HSL	hsl(217, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(217, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 16.43, -55.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 57.66, 286.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% -0.0288 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.162 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8778, 12.0352, 49.7258)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235EBD #BD8223

analogous

#23ABBD #235EBD #3523BD

triadic

#235EBD #BD235E #5EBD23

tetradic

#235EBD #BD23AB #BD8223 #23BD35

square

#235EBD #BD23AB #BD8223 #23BD35

split-complementary

#235EBD #BD3523 #ABBD23

monochromatic

#102B56 #194489 #235EBD #417DDC #75A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#235EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#235EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235EBD

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235EBD	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2269C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.162 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#788bd1',
    500: '#235ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235ebd;
$custom-light: #788bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.013,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49904,
    "c": 0.16172,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235EBD

secondary

#CDA96F

accent

#A83CEC

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #235EBD

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

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