#236AAD#236AAD

#236AAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.127 H 250.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236AAD
RGB	rgb(35, 106, 173)
HSL	hsl(209, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 2.51, -41.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 41.98, 273.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% -0.0417 -0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.127 250.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3871, 13.6809, 41.4622)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236AAD #AD6623

analogous

#23ADAB #236AAD #2325AD

triadic

#236AAD #AD236A #6AAD23

tetradic

#236AAD #AB23AD #AD6623 #25AD23

square

#236AAD #AB23AD #AD6623 #25AD23

split-complementary

#236AAD #AD2325 #ADAB23

monochromatic

#0E2C47 #194B7A #236AAD #3789D6 #6AA7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#236AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#236AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236AAD

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236AAD	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3462AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.127 250.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494c6',
    500: '#236aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236aad;
$custom-light: #7494c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.13,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51519,
    "c": 0.12666,
    "h": 250.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236AAD

secondary

#C79465

accent

#913FE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D13

muted

#7B7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236AAD

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

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