#236AA6#236AA6

#236AA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.118 H 248.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236AA6
RGB	rgb(35, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(207, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(207, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.38, -0.17, -38.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.38, 38.41, 269.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% -0.0435 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.118 248.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.7275, 13.4170, 37.9880)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236AA6 #A65F23

analogous

#23A6A1 #236AA6 #2329A6

triadic

#236AA6 #A6236A #6AA623

tetradic

#236AA6 #A123A6 #A65F23 #29A623

square

#236AA6 #A123A6 #A65F23 #29A623

split-complementary

#236AA6 #A62329 #A6A123

monochromatic

#0E2941 #184A73 #236AA6 #328AD4 #65A7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#236AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#236AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236AA6

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236AA6	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B61A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.118 248.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7294c1',
    500: '#236aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236aa6;
$custom-light: #7294c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.481,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51089,
    "c": 0.1177,
    "h": 248.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236AA6

secondary

#C48E61

accent

#8D40E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236AA6

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

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