#236BBE#236BBE

#236BBE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.148 H 254.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BBE
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 190)
HSL	hsl(212, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.07, 8.43, -49.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.07, 50.46, 279.62°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% -0.0386 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.148 254.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2416, 14.5886, 50.7178)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BBE #BE7623

analogous

#23B9BE #236BBE #2923BE

triadic

#236BBE #BE236B #6BBE23

tetradic

#236BBE #BE23B9 #BE7623 #23BE29

square

#236BBE #BE23B9 #BE7623 #23BE29

split-complementary

#236BBE #BE2923 #B9BE23

monochromatic

#103157 #194E8A #236BBE #428ADC #76AAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#236BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#236BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BBE

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BBE	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4072C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2164BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.148 254.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7794d2',
    500: '#236bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236bbe;
$custom-light: #7794d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.129,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5285,
    "c": 0.14775,
    "h": 254.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BBE

secondary

#CDA270

accent

#9A3CEC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BBE

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

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