#236BA9#236BA9

#236BA9 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.121 H 248.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BA9
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 169)
HSL	hsl(208, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 36.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, 0.36, -39.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 39.44, 270.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% -0.0436 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.121 248.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1095, 13.7357, 39.4888)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BA9 #A96123

analogous

#23A9A4 #236BA9 #2328A9

triadic

#236BA9 #A9236B #6BA923

tetradic

#236BA9 #A423A9 #A96123 #28A923

square

#236BA9 #A423A9 #A96123 #28A923

split-complementary

#236BA9 #A92328 #A9A423

monochromatic

#0E2B44 #194B76 #236BA9 #348BD5 #67A8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#236BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#236BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BA9

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BA9	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6EAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A62A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.121 248.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c3',
    500: '#236ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ba9;
$custom-light: #7395c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.761,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51509,
    "c": 0.12051,
    "h": 248.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BA9

secondary

#C59063

accent

#8E3FE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BA9

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

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