#236A79#236A79

#236A79 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.072 H 214.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236A79
RGB	rgb(35, 106, 121)
HSL	hsl(190, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(190, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 12.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.29, -16.55, -14.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.29, 22.18, 221.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.73% -0.0597 -0.0411)
OKLCH	oklch(48.73% 0.072 214.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.2969, 12.0448, 19.9204)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236A79 #793223

analogous

#23795D #236A79 #233F79

triadic

#236A79 #79236A #6A7923

tetradic

#236A79 #5D2379 #793223 #3F7923

square

#236A79 #5D2379 #793223 #3F7923

split-complementary

#236A79 #79233F #795D23

monochromatic

#08171A #15404A #236A79 #3194A8 #4BB5CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#236A79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#236A79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236A79

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236A79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236A79	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)

#5F667A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535E79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236a79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.072 214.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a949f',
    500: '#236a79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236a79;
$custom-light: #6a949f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236a79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.465,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48732,
    "c": 0.07247,
    "h": 214.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236A79

secondary

#AC5D4C

accent

#6349DE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF1F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236A79

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

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