#236B99#236B99

#236B99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.101 H 241.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236B99
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 153)
HSL	hsl(203, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 30.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.02, -5.68, -31.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.02, 31.80, 259.71°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% -0.0485 -0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.101 241.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.6984, 13.1712, 32.0566)
Luminance	0.1317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236B99 #995123

analogous

#23998C #236B99 #233099

triadic

#236B99 #99236B #6B9923

tetradic

#236B99 #8C2399 #995123 #309923

square

#236B99 #8C2399 #995123 #309923

split-complementary

#236B99 #992330 #998C23

monochromatic

#0C2535 #184867 #236B99 #2E8ECB #5DA9DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#236B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#236B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236B99

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236B99	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566C9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.101 241.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7095b7',
    500: '#236b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236b99;
$custom-light: #7095b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.39,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50581,
    "c": 0.10095,
    "h": 241.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236B99

secondary

#BE8159

accent

#8242E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #236B99

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

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