#236B8B#236B8B
#236B8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.086 H 231.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236B8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 107, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.8%, 23%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.36, -10.82, -23.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.36, 26.29, 245.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.84% -0.0534 -0.0673) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.84% 0.086 231.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6092, 12.7356, 26.3202) |
| Luminance | 0.1274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.41
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.71
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.91
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 4.03
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.35
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236B8B #8B4323
analogous
#238B77 #236B8B #23378B
triadic
#236B8B #8B236B #6B8B23
tetradic
#236B8B #77238B #8B4323 #378B23
square
#236B8B #77238B #8B4323 #378B23
split-complementary
#236B8B #8B2337 #8B7723
monochromatic
#0A2029 #17455A #236B8B #2F91BC #54ADD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#236B8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#236B8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236B8B
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236B8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236B8B | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B6A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D608B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007476
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236b8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.086 231.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d95ad',
500: '#236b8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236b8b; $custom-light: #6d95ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236b8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 107,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.462,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49842,
"c": 0.08596,
"h": 231.6
},
"luminance": 0.12737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236B8B
secondary
#B87152
accent
#7645E3
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF1F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F