#236CA0#236CA0

#236CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.108 H 244.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236CA0
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 160)
HSL	hsl(205, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(205, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, -3.67, -34.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 34.59, 263.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% -0.0472 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.108 244.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.3984, 13.6190, 35.2262)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236CA0 #A05723

analogous

#23A095 #236CA0 #232DA0

triadic

#236CA0 #A0236C #6CA023

tetradic

#236CA0 #9523A0 #A05723 #2DA023

square

#236CA0 #9523A0 #A05723 #2DA023

split-complementary

#236CA0 #A0232D #A09523

monochromatic

#0D283C #184A6E #236CA0 #2F8ED1 #61A9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#236CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#236CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236CA0

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236CA0	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546EA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42629F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.108 244.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7195bc',
    500: '#236ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ca0;
$custom-light: #7195bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.96,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5122,
    "c": 0.10841,
    "h": 244.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236CA0

secondary

#C1875D

accent

#8641E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236CA0

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

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