#236B82#236B82
#236B82 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.078 H 223.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236B82 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 107, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 58%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 73%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 17.7%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.97, -14.02, -19.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.97, 23.73, 233.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.4% -0.057 -0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.4% 0.078 223.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9784, 12.4833, 22.9984) |
| Luminance | 0.1248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.27
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.13
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 6.47
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 7.01
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.48
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236B82 #823A23
analogous
#238269 #236B82 #233C82
triadic
#236B82 #82236B #6B8223
tetradic
#236B82 #692382 #823A23 #3C8223
square
#236B82 #692382 #823A23 #3C8223
split-complementary
#236B82 #82233C #826923
monochromatic
#091C22 #164352 #236B82 #3093B2 #50B1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.01
#236B82 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#236B82 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236B82
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236B82 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236B82 | 1.00 | 6.01 | 3.50 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6883
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#515F82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007272
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236b82; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.078 223.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c95a6',
500: '#236b82',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236b82; $custom-light: #6c95a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236b82",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 107,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.526,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49403,
"c": 0.07819,
"h": 223.2
},
"luminance": 0.12484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236B82
secondary
#B3664D
accent
#6C47E1
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F