#236BC1#236BC1

#236BC1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.152 H 255.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236BC1
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 193)
HSL	hsl(213, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 82%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 44.6%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 9.59, -51.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 52.08, 280.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% -0.038 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.152 255.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.5729, 14.7211, 52.4624)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236BC1 #C17923

analogous

#23BAC1 #236BC1 #2A23C1

triadic

#236BC1 #C1236B #6BC123

tetradic

#236BC1 #C123BA #C17923 #23C12A

square

#236BC1 #C123BA #C17923 #23C12A

split-complementary

#236BC1 #C12A23 #BAC123

monochromatic

#103259 #1A4E8D #236BC1 #448ADD #78AAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#236BC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#236BC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236BC1

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236BC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236BC1	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E73C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B65BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236bc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.152 255.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7894d4',
    500: '#236bc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236bc1;
$custom-light: #7894d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236bc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.658,
    "s": 69.298,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53053,
    "c": 0.15169,
    "h": 255.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236BC1

secondary

#CEA472

accent

#9C3CEC

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF1FA

border

#CACBD3

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #236BC1

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

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