#236CAF#236CAF

#236CAF is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.127 H 250.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236CAF
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 175)
HSL	hsl(209, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 38.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.48, 2.03, -41.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.48, 42.00, 272.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% -0.0429 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.127 250.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7906, 14.1759, 42.5585)
Luminance	0.1418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236CAF #AF6623

analogous

#23AFAC #236CAF #2326AF

triadic

#236CAF #AF236C #6CAF23

tetradic

#236CAF #AC23AF #AF6623 #26AF23

square

#236CAF #AC23AF #AF6623 #26AF23

split-complementary

#236CAF #AF2326 #AFAC23

monochromatic

#0F2D49 #194D7C #236CAF #388BD7 #6BA9E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#236CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#236CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236CAF

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236CAF	1.00	5.48	3.84	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C70B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3663AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.127 250.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7495c7',
    500: '#236caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236caf;
$custom-light: #7495c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.714,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52113,
    "c": 0.12715,
    "h": 250.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236CAF

secondary

#C79566

accent

#903EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236CAF

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

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