#236AA0#236AA0

#236AA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.110 H 245.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236AA0
RGB	rgb(35, 106, 160)
HSL	hsl(206, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(206, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 33.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.07, -2.45, -35.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.07, 35.45, 266.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.73% -0.0453 -0.1005)
OKLCH	oklch(50.73% 0.11 245.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1899, 13.2020, 35.1567)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236AA0 #A05923

analogous

#23A097 #236AA0 #232BA0

triadic

#236AA0 #A0236A #6AA023

tetradic

#236AA0 #9723A0 #A05923 #2BA023

square

#236AA0 #9723A0 #A05923 #2BA023

split-complementary

#236AA0 #A0232B #A09723

monochromatic

#0D273C #18496E #236AA0 #2F8BD1 #61A7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#236AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#236AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236AA0

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236AA0	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516CA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F619F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.110 245.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7194bc',
    500: '#236aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236aa0;
$custom-light: #7194bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.92,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50734,
    "c": 0.11019,
    "h": 245.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236AA0

secondary

#C1895D

accent

#8941E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236AA0

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

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