#236AA8#236AA8

#236AA8 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.120 H 249.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236AA8
RGB	rgb(35, 106, 168)
HSL	hsl(208, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 36.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 0.60, -39.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 39.42, 270.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% -0.043 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.12 249)
XYZ	xyz(12.9124, 13.4910, 38.9617)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#236AA8 #A86123

analogous

#23A8A4 #236AA8 #2328A8

triadic

#236AA8 #A8236A #6AA823

tetradic

#236AA8 #A423A8 #A86123 #28A823

square

#236AA8 #A423A8 #A86123 #28A823

split-complementary

#236AA8 #A82328 #A8A423

monochromatic

#0E2A43 #184A75 #236AA8 #348AD5 #66A7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#236AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#236AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236AA8

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236AA8	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6DAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3961A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.120 249.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7394c2',
    500: '#236aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236aa8;
$custom-light: #7394c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.97,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5121,
    "c": 0.12024,
    "h": 249
  },
  "luminance": 0.13493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236AA8

secondary

#C59062

accent

#8E3FE8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EDF1F8

border

#C8CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236AA8

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

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