#236BBB#236BBB

#236BBB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.144 H 254.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BBB
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 187)
HSL	hsl(212, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 42.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.88, 7.27, -48.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.88, 48.85, 278.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.0392 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.144 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9171, 14.4587, 49.0087)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BBB #BB7323

analogous

#23B7BB #236BBB #2723BB

triadic

#236BBB #BB236B #6BBB23

tetradic

#236BBB #BB23B7 #BB7323 #23BB27

square

#236BBB #BB23B7 #BB7323 #23BB27

split-complementary

#236BBB #BB2723 #B7BB23

monochromatic

#103054 #194E87 #236BBB #408ADB #74A9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#236BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#236BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BBB

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BBB	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4372BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2664B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.144 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7794d0',
    500: '#236bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236bbb;
$custom-light: #7794d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.579,
    "s": 68.468,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52651,
    "c": 0.14382,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BBB

secondary

#CC9F6E

accent

#993CEB

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BBB

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

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