#236BA8#236BA8

#236BA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.119 H 248.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BA8
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 168)
HSL	hsl(208, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 36.3%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, -0.03, -38.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 38.93, 269.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% -0.0439 -0.1109)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.119 248.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.0160, 13.6983, 38.9962)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BA8 #A86023

analogous

#23A8A3 #236BA8 #2328A8

triadic

#236BA8 #A8236B #6BA823

tetradic

#236BA8 #A323A8 #A86023 #28A823

square

#236BA8 #A323A8 #A86023 #28A823

split-complementary

#236BA8 #A82328 #A8A323

monochromatic

#0E2A43 #184B75 #236BA8 #348BD5 #66A8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#236BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#236BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BA8

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BA8	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6EAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B62A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.119 248.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c2',
    500: '#236ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ba8;
$custom-light: #7395c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.519,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51448,
    "c": 0.11925,
    "h": 248.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BA8

secondary

#C58F62

accent

#8D3FE8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BA8

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

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