#236CA8#236CA8

#236CA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.118 H 247.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236CA8
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 168)
HSL	hsl(207, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(207, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 35.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.10, -0.64, -38.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.10, 38.46, 269.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.69% -0.0448 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(51.69% 0.118 247.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1209, 13.9080, 39.0312)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236CA8 #A85F23

analogous

#23A8A2 #236CA8 #2329A8

triadic

#236CA8 #A8236C #6CA823

tetradic

#236CA8 #A223A8 #A85F23 #29A823

square

#236CA8 #A223A8 #A85F23 #29A823

split-complementary

#236CA8 #A82329 #A8A223

monochromatic

#0E2B43 #184B75 #236CA8 #348CD5 #66A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#236CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#236CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236CA8

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236CA8	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D63A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.118 247.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c2',
    500: '#236ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ca8;
$custom-light: #7395c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.068,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51687,
    "c": 0.11827,
    "h": 247.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236CA8

secondary

#C58F62

accent

#8C3FE8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236CA8

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

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