#236AC1#236AC1

#236AC1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.153 H 255.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236AC1
RGB	rgb(35, 106, 193)
HSL	hsl(213, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 82%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 45.1%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 10.23, -51.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 52.66, 281.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% -0.0372 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.153 255.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4692, 14.5137, 52.4279)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236AC1 #C17A23

analogous

#23B9C1 #236AC1 #2B23C1

triadic

#236AC1 #C1236A #6AC123

tetradic

#236AC1 #C123B9 #C17A23 #23C12B

square

#236AC1 #C123B9 #C17A23 #23C12B

split-complementary

#236AC1 #C12B23 #B9C123

monochromatic

#103159 #1A4E8D #236AC1 #4489DD #78AAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#236AC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#236AC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236AC1

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236AC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236AC1	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C72C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1764BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ac1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 106, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.153 255.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7894d4',
    500: '#236ac1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ac1;
$custom-light: #7894d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ac1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.038,
    "s": 69.298,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52829,
    "c": 0.15284,
    "h": 255.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236AC1

secondary

#CEA572

accent

#9D3CEC

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF1FA

border

#CACBD3

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #236AC1

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

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