#236C87#236C87

#236C87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.082 H 226.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236C87
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 135)
HSL	hsl(196, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(196, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 20%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, -12.83, -21.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 24.90, 238.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% -0.056 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.082 226.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.4271, 12.8305, 24.8440)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236C87 #873E23

analogous

#238770 #236C87 #233A87

triadic

#236C87 #87236C #6C8723

tetradic

#236C87 #702387 #873E23 #3A8723

square

#236C87 #702387 #873E23 #3A8723

split-complementary

#236C87 #87233A #877023

monochromatic

#0A1E26 #164556 #236C87 #3093B8 #52B0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#236C87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#236C87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236C87

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236C87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236C87	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6A88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506087

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236c87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.082 226.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d96aa',
    500: '#236c87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236c87;
$custom-light: #6d96aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236c87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.2,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49899,
    "c": 0.08195,
    "h": 226.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236C87

secondary

#B66B50

accent

#7046E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #236C87

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

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