#236C85#236C85

#236C85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.080 H 225.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236C85
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 133)
HSL	hsl(195, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(195, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 18.8%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, -13.53, -20.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 24.37, 236.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% -0.0568 -0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.08 225)
XYZ	xyz(10.2876, 12.7747, 24.1093)
Luminance	0.1278 (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

#236C85 #853C23

analogous

#23856D #236C85 #233B85

triadic

#236C85 #85236C #6C8523

tetradic

#236C85 #6D2385 #853C23 #3B8523

square

#236C85 #6D2385 #853C23 #3B8523

split-complementary

#236C85 #85233B #856D23

monochromatic

#091D24 #164555 #236C85 #3093B5 #51B1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#236C85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#236C85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236C85

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236C85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236C85	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6A86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516085

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236c85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.080 225.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c96a8',
    500: '#236c85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236c85;
$custom-light: #6c96a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236c85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.306,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49803,
    "c": 0.08031,
    "h": 225
  },
  "luminance": 0.12776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236C85

secondary

#B5694F

accent

#6E46E2

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #236C85

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

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