#236B97#236B97

#236B97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.099 H 240.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236B97
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 151)
HSL	hsl(203, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 29.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, -6.43, -30.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 30.93, 258.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.47% -0.0491 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(50.47% 0.099 240.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.5346, 13.1057, 31.1939)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236B97 #974F23

analogous

#239789 #236B97 #233197

triadic

#236B97 #97236B #6B9723

tetradic

#236B97 #892397 #974F23 #319723

square

#236B97 #892397 #974F23 #319723

split-complementary

#236B97 #972331 #978923

monochromatic

#0C2534 #174865 #236B97 #2F8EC9 #5BA9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#236B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#236B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236B97

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236B97	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.099 240.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f95b6',
    500: '#236b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236b97;
$custom-light: #6f95b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.759,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50471,
    "c": 0.09865,
    "h": 240.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236B97

secondary

#BE7F58

accent

#8042E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #236B97

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

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