#236BAF#236BAF

#236BAF is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.128 H 250.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BAF
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 175)
HSL	hsl(209, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, 2.65, -42.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 42.51, 273.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.88% -0.042 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(51.88% 0.128 250.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6858, 13.9662, 42.5236)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BAF #AF6723

analogous

#23AFAD #236BAF #2325AF

triadic

#236BAF #AF236B #6BAF23

tetradic

#236BAF #AD23AF #AF6723 #25AF23

square

#236BAF #AD23AF #AF6723 #25AF23

split-complementary

#236BAF #AF2325 #AFAD23

monochromatic

#0F2D49 #194C7C #236BAF #388AD7 #6BA8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#236BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#236BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BAF

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BAF	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3563AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.128 250.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494c7',
    500: '#236baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236baf;
$custom-light: #7494c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.143,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51878,
    "c": 0.12819,
    "h": 250.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BAF

secondary

#C79666

accent

#913EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BAF

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

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