#236A8B#236A8B
#236A8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.086 H 232.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236A8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 106, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, -10.23, -24.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 26.51, 247.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.59% -0.0524 -0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.59% 0.086 232.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5055, 12.5283, 26.2856) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.40
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.40
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.51
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.19
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 6.39
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236A8B #8B4423
analogous
#238B78 #236A8B #23368B
triadic
#236A8B #8B236A #6A8B23
tetradic
#236A8B #78238B #8B4423 #368B23
square
#236A8B #78238B #8B4423 #368B23
split-complementary
#236A8B #8B2336 #8B7823
monochromatic
#0A1F29 #17455A #236A8B #2F8FBC #54ACD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#236A8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#236A8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236A8B
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236A8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236A8B | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A698D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C5F8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007375
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236a8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.086 232.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d94ad',
500: '#236a8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236a8b; $custom-light: #6d94ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236a8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 106,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.038,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49588,
"c": 0.08645,
"h": 232.7
},
"luminance": 0.12529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236A8B
secondary
#B87252
accent
#7745E3
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF1F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F