#236AB0#236AB0

#236AB0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.131 H 251.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236AB0
RGB	rgb(35, 106, 176)
HSL	hsl(210, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(210, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 39.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.94, 3.66, -43.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.94, 43.55, 274.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% -0.0409 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.131 251.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.6807, 13.7983, 43.0082)
Luminance	0.1380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236AB0 #B06923

analogous

#23B0B0 #236AB0 #2324B0

triadic

#236AB0 #B0236A #6AB023

tetradic

#236AB0 #B023B0 #B06923 #24B023

square

#236AB0 #B023B0 #B06923 #24B023

split-complementary

#236AB0 #B02324 #B0B023

monochromatic

#0F2D4A #194B7D #236AB0 #3989D8 #6CA7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#236AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#236AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236AB0

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236AB0	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486FB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3162AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.131 251.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494c8',
    500: '#236ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ab0;
$custom-light: #7494c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.787,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51707,
    "c": 0.13055,
    "h": 251.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236AB0

secondary

#C89767

accent

#933EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236AB0

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

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