#236ABE#236ABE

#236ABE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.149 H 255.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236ABE
RGB	rgb(35, 106, 190)
HSL	hsl(213, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(213, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 44.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 9.07, -50.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 51.03, 280.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% -0.0378 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.149 255.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1380, 14.3812, 50.6832)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236ABE #BE7723

analogous

#23B8BE #236ABE #2923BE

triadic

#236ABE #BE236A #6ABE23

tetradic

#236ABE #BE23B8 #BE7723 #23BE29

square

#236ABE #BE23B8 #BE7723 #23BE29

split-complementary

#236ABE #BE2923 #B8BE23

monochromatic

#103057 #194D8A #236ABE #4289DC #76A9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#236ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#236ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236ABE

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236ABE	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E71C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E63BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.149 255.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7794d2',
    500: '#236abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236abe;
$custom-light: #7794d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.516,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52625,
    "c": 0.14889,
    "h": 255.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236ABE

secondary

#CDA270

accent

#9B3CEC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236ABE

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

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