#235cbb

Color #235cbb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 15.48 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#235cbb

RGB

rgb(35, 92, 187)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 68.5%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 81.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.3%, 50.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(40.57, 16.96, -55.24)

LCH

lch(40.57, 57.78, 287.07)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.1615, 260.16)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 13.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb8223

Analogous

#23a8bb

#235cbb

#3623bb

Triadic

#235cbb

#bb235c

#5cbb23

Split-complementary

#235cbb

#bb3623

#a8bb23

Tetradic

#235cbb

#8223bb

#bb8223

#5cbb23

Square

#235cbb

#bb23a8

#bb8223

#23bb36

Shades

Color #235cbb mixed toward black.

#1d4d9c

#173d7d

#112e5d

#0c1f3e

#060f1f

Tints

Color #235cbb mixed toward white.

#3572d9

#5d8fe1

#86abe8

#aec7f0

#d7e3f7

Tones

Color #235cbb mixed toward gray.

#305fae

#3c62a2

#496595

#566988

#626c7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.32:1

White text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4343aa · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#403ba6 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#289b98 · ΔE 35.4

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 25.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #235cbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#235cbb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#235cbb (#235cbb) is rgb(35, 92, 187) in RGB.

No, #235cbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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