#236BA6#236BA6

#236BA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.117 H 247.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BA6
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 166)
HSL	hsl(207, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(207, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 35.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, -0.79, -37.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 37.93, 268.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% -0.0445 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.117 247.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8311, 13.6244, 38.0225)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BA6 #A65E23

analogous

#23A6A0 #236BA6 #232AA6

triadic

#236BA6 #A6236B #6BA623

tetradic

#236BA6 #A023A6 #A65E23 #2AA623

square

#236BA6 #A023A6 #A65E23 #2AA623

split-complementary

#236BA6 #A6232A #A6A023

monochromatic

#0E2A41 #184A73 #236BA6 #328BD4 #65A8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#236BA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#236BA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BA6

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BA6	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C62A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ba6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.117 247.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295c1',
    500: '#236ba6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ba6;
$custom-light: #7295c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ba6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.023,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51329,
    "c": 0.11672,
    "h": 247.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BA6

secondary

#C48D61

accent

#8C40E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BA6

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

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