#236BBC#236BBC

#236BBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.145 H 254.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BBC
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 188)
HSL	hsl(212, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.4%, 43.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.94, 7.66, -48.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.94, 49.38, 278.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% -0.039 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.145 254.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0245, 14.5017, 49.5744)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BBC #BC7423

analogous

#23B7BC #236BBC #2823BC

triadic

#236BBC #BC236B #6BBC23

tetradic

#236BBC #BC23B7 #BC7423 #23BC28

square

#236BBC #BC23B7 #BC7423 #23BC28

split-complementary

#236BBC #BC2823 #B7BC23

monochromatic

#103055 #194E88 #236BBC #418ADC #74A9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#236BBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#236BBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BBC

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BBC	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4272BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2564BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236bbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.145 254.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7794d1',
    500: '#236bbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236bbc;
$custom-light: #7794d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236bbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.765,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52717,
    "c": 0.14513,
    "h": 254.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BBC

secondary

#CCA06F

accent

#993CEB

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BBC

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

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