#236CA9#236CA9

#236CA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.120 H 248.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236CA9
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 169)
HSL	hsl(207, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(207, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 36.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, -0.26, -38.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 38.96, 269.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% -0.0445 -0.1109)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.12 248.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2144, 13.9454, 39.5237)
Luminance	0.1395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236CA9 #A96023

analogous

#23A9A3 #236CA9 #2329A9

triadic

#236CA9 #A9236C #6CA923

tetradic

#236CA9 #A323A9 #A96023 #29A923

square

#236CA9 #A323A9 #A96023 #29A923

split-complementary

#236CA9 #A92329 #A9A323

monochromatic

#0E2B44 #194C76 #236CA9 #348CD5 #67A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#236CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#236CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236CA9

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236CA9	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6FAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C63A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.120 248.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c3',
    500: '#236ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ca9;
$custom-light: #7395c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.313,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51747,
    "c": 0.11952,
    "h": 248.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236CA9

secondary

#C58F63

accent

#8C3FE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236CA9

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

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