#236BAA#236BAA

#236BAA is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.122 H 249.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BAA
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 170)
HSL	hsl(208, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 37.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.91, 0.74, -39.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.91, 39.94, 271.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% -0.0434 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.122 249.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2038, 13.7734, 39.9851)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BAA #AA6223

analogous

#23AAA6 #236BAA #2327AA

triadic

#236BAA #AA236B #6BAA23

tetradic

#236BAA #A623AA #AA6223 #27AA23

square

#236BAA #A623AA #AA6223 #27AA23

split-complementary

#236BAA #AA2327 #AAA623

monochromatic

#0E2B44 #194B77 #236BAA #358AD5 #68A8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#236BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#236BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BAA

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BAA	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6EAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3962A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.122 249.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5157,
    "c": 0.12178,
    "h": 249.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BAA

secondary

#C69163

accent

#8E3FE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BAA

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

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