#236BA0#236BA0

#236BA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.109 H 245.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BA0
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 160)
HSL	hsl(205, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(205, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 33.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.37, -3.06, -34.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.37, 35.02, 264.99°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% -0.0462 -0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.109 245)
XYZ	xyz(12.2935, 13.4093, 35.1912)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BA0 #A05823

analogous

#23A096 #236BA0 #232CA0

triadic

#236BA0 #A0236B #6BA023

tetradic

#236BA0 #9623A0 #A05823 #2CA023

square

#236BA0 #9623A0 #A05823 #2CA023

split-complementary

#236BA0 #A0232C #A09623

monochromatic

#0D283C #18496E #236BA0 #2F8CD1 #61A8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#236BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#236BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BA0

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BA0	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526DA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41619F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.109 245.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7195bc',
    500: '#236ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ba0;
$custom-light: #7195bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.44,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50977,
    "c": 0.10929,
    "h": 245
  },
  "luminance": 0.13411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BA0

secondary

#C1885D

accent

#8741E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BA0

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

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