All About Color #235BCD

#235BCD

About #235BCD

#235BCD is a medium blue color with the hex code #235BCD. In RGB it is red 35, green 91, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 220°, saturation 71%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 83%, 56%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 6.09:1 on white and 3.45:1 on black.

#235BCD Color Conversion

Hex triplet23, 5B, CD
CMYK82.93%, 55.61%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal35, 91, 205
HSL220°, 71%, 47%
RGB Octal43, 133, 315
HSV (HSB)220.24°, 82.93%, 80.39%
RGB Binary100011, 1011011, 11001101
CIE-L*AB41.61, 24.59, -64.01
RGB Percent13.73%, 35.69%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH41.61, 68.58, 291.02
XYZ15.45, 12.25, 59.31
CIE-L*UV41.61, -18.34, -95.20
xyY0.18, 0.14, 12.25
Hunter-Lab35.00, 17.58, -75.98
RYB13.73%, 30.24%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#235BCD on a dark background: contrast 3.45:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#235BCD on a light background: contrast 6.09:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #235BCD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#235BCD · #6691E5 · #15387E · #CD9423 · #E5BB66

Analogous palette

#23CD94 · #23B1CD · #235BCD · #3F23CD · #9423CD

Triadic palette

#235BCD · #CD235B · #5BCD23 · #6691E5 · #E56691

Tetradic palette

#235BCD · #CD23B1 · #CD9423 · #23CD3F · #15387E

Monochromatic palette

#0D214A · #183E8C · #235BCD · #5987E3 · #9BB6EE

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