#236C98#236C98

#236C98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.099 H 239.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236C98
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 152)
HSL	hsl(203, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 28.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, -6.66, -30.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 31.01, 257.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% -0.0498 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.099 239.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7210, 13.3481, 31.6584)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236C98 #984F23

analogous

#23988A #236C98 #233298

triadic

#236C98 #98236C #6C9823

tetradic

#236C98 #8A2398 #984F23 #329823

square

#236C98 #8A2398 #984F23 #329823

split-complementary

#236C98 #982332 #988A23

monochromatic

#0C2535 #184966 #236C98 #2E8FCA #5CAAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#236C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#236C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236C98

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236C98	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.099 239.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b6',
    500: '#236c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236c98;
$custom-light: #6f96b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.564,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50774,
    "c": 0.09904,
    "h": 239.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236C98

secondary

#BE7F59

accent

#8042E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #236C98

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

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