#236BB0#236BB0

#236BB0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.129 H 251.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BB0
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 176)
HSL	hsl(209, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 39.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 3.04, -42.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 43.03, 274.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% -0.0418 -0.1225)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.129 251.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7843, 14.0056, 43.0427)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BB0 #B06823

analogous

#23B0AF #236BB0 #2324B0

triadic

#236BB0 #B0236B #6BB023

tetradic

#236BB0 #AF23B0 #B06823 #24B023

square

#236BB0 #AF23B0 #B06823 #24B023

split-complementary

#236BB0 #B02324 #B0AF23

monochromatic

#0F2D4A #194C7D #236BB0 #398AD8 #6CA8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#236BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#236BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BB0

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BB0	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A70B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3463AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.129 251.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494c8',
    500: '#236bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236bb0;
$custom-light: #7494c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.362,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51941,
    "c": 0.12948,
    "h": 251.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BB0

secondary

#C89667

accent

#923EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BB0

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

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