#236B98#236B98
#236B98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.100 H 240.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236B98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 107, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 29.6%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.97, -6.06, -30.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.97, 31.36, 258.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.53% -0.0488 -0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.53% 0.1 240.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6161, 13.1383, 31.6234) |
| Luminance | 0.1314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 2.16
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 2.69
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.46
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.58
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.94
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236B98 #985023
analogous
#23988B #236B98 #233198
triadic
#236B98 #98236B #6B9823
tetradic
#236B98 #8B2398 #985023 #319823
square
#236B98 #8B2398 #985023 #319823
split-complementary
#236B98 #982331 #988B23
monochromatic
#0C2535 #184866 #236B98 #2E8ECA #5CA9D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#236B98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#236B98 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236B98
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236B98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236B98 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#566C9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#466197
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00767B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236b98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.100 240.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f95b6',
500: '#236b98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236b98; $custom-light: #6f95b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236b98",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 107,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.077,
"s": 62.567,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50526,
"c": 0.0998,
"h": 240.7
},
"luminance": 0.1314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236B98
secondary
#BE8059
accent
#8142E6
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF1F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#080D11
muted
#7B7E80