#236AA4#236AA4

#236AA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.115 H 247.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236AA4
RGB	rgb(35, 106, 164)
HSL	hsl(207, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(207, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 35.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, -0.93, -37.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 37.41, 268.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% -0.0441 -0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.115 247.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5454, 13.3442, 37.0293)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236AA4 #A45D23

analogous

#23A49E #236AA4 #2329A4

triadic

#236AA4 #A4236A #6AA423

tetradic

#236AA4 #9E23A4 #A45D23 #29A423

square

#236AA4 #9E23A4 #A45D23 #29A423

split-complementary

#236AA4 #A42329 #A49E23

monochromatic

#0D293F #184972 #236AA4 #318AD3 #64A7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#236AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#236AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236AA4

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236AA4	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6DA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C61A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.115 247.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7294bf',
    500: '#236aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236aa4;
$custom-light: #7294bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.977,
    "s": 64.824,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5097,
    "c": 0.11518,
    "h": 247.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236AA4

secondary

#C38C60

accent

#8B40E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236AA4

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

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