#236BAD#236BAD

#236BAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.126 H 250.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BAD
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 173)
HSL	hsl(209, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.07, 1.89, -41.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.07, 41.47, 272.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% -0.0426 -0.1182)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.126 250.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4908, 13.8882, 41.4967)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BAD #AD6523

analogous

#23ADAA #236BAD #2326AD

triadic

#236BAD #AD236B #6BAD23

tetradic

#236BAD #AA23AD #AD6523 #26AD23

square

#236BAD #AA23AD #AD6523 #26AD23

split-complementary

#236BAD #AD2326 #ADAA23

monochromatic

#0E2C47 #194C7A #236BAD #378AD6 #6AA8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#236BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#236BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BAD

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BAD	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3662AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.126 250.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494c6',
    500: '#236bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236bad;
$custom-light: #7494c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.696,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51754,
    "c": 0.12562,
    "h": 250.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BAD

secondary

#C79465

accent

#903FE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D13

muted

#7B7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BAD

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

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