#235F9F#235F9F

#235F9F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.120 H 252.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235F9F
RGB	rgb(35, 95, 159)
HSL	hsl(211, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 40.3%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.65, 4.08, -40.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.65, 40.39, 275.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% -0.0353 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.12 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.0410, 11.0437, 34.3439)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235F9F #9F6323

analogous

#239D9F #235F9F #25239F

triadic

#235F9F #9F235F #5F9F23

tetradic

#235F9F #9F239D #9F6323 #239F25

square

#235F9F #9F239D #9F6323 #239F25

split-complementary

#235F9F #9F2523 #9D9F23

monochromatic

#0D233B #18416D #235F9F #2E7DD1 #609CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#235F9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#235F9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235F9F

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235F9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235F9F	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4064A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C589E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235f9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 95, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.120 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#718bbc',
    500: '#235f9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235f9f;
$custom-light: #718bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235f9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.968,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48039,
    "c": 0.12005,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235F9F

secondary

#C1915D

accent

#9741E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090C12

muted

#7B7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #235F9F

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

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