#236498#236498

#236498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.106 H 246.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236498
RGB	rgb(35, 100, 152)
HSL	hsl(207, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(207, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 34.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, -1.77, -34.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 34.24, 267.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% -0.0419 -0.0971)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.106 246.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9156, 11.7374, 31.3899)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236498 #985723

analogous

#239892 #236498 #232998

triadic

#236498 #982364 #649823

tetradic

#236498 #922398 #985723 #299823

square

#236498 #922398 #985723 #299823

split-complementary

#236498 #982329 #989223

monochromatic

#0C2335 #184366 #236498 #2E85CA #5CA2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#236498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#236498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236498

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236498	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C669A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 100, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.106 246.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8fb6',
    500: '#236498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236498;
$custom-light: #6f8fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.667,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48808,
    "c": 0.10579,
    "h": 246.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236498

secondary

#BE8659

accent

#8B42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #236498

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

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