#236CA6#236CA6

#236CA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.116 H 246.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236CA6
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 166)
HSL	hsl(207, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(207, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, -1.40, -37.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 37.47, 267.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% -0.0454 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.116 246.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.9360, 13.8341, 38.0575)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236CA6 #A65D23

analogous

#23A69F #236CA6 #232BA6

triadic

#236CA6 #A6236C #6CA623

tetradic

#236CA6 #9F23A6 #A65D23 #2BA623

square

#236CA6 #9F23A6 #A65D23 #2BA623

split-complementary

#236CA6 #A6232B #A69F23

monochromatic

#0E2A41 #184B73 #236CA6 #328CD4 #65A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#236CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#236CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236CA6

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236CA6	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E63A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.116 246.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295c1',
    500: '#236ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ca6;
$custom-light: #7295c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.565,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51568,
    "c": 0.11576,
    "h": 246.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236CA6

secondary

#C48D61

accent

#8A40E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236CA6

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

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