#236ABD#236ABD

#236ABD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.148 H 255.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236ABD
RGB	rgb(35, 106, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 43.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.71, 8.68, -49.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.71, 50.49, 279.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% -0.038 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.148 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0290, 14.3377, 50.1096)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236ABD #BD7623

analogous

#23B7BD #236ABD #2923BD

triadic

#236ABD #BD236A #6ABD23

tetradic

#236ABD #BD23B7 #BD7623 #23BD29

square

#236ABD #BD23B7 #BD7623 #23BD29

split-complementary

#236ABD #BD2923 #B7BD23

monochromatic

#103056 #194D89 #236ABD #4189DC #75A9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#236ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#236ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236ABD

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236ABD	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F71C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2063BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.148 255.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7794d1',
    500: '#236abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236abd;
$custom-light: #7794d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.338,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52557,
    "c": 0.14758,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236ABD

secondary

#CDA26F

accent

#9B3CEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236ABD

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

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