#236CB0#236CB0

#236CB0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.128 H 250.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236CB0
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 176)
HSL	hsl(209, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.54, 2.41, -42.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.54, 42.51, 273.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% -0.0427 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.128 250.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8892, 14.2154, 43.0777)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236CB0 #B06723

analogous

#23B0AE #236CB0 #2326B0

triadic

#236CB0 #B0236C #6CB023

tetradic

#236CB0 #AE23B0 #B06723 #26B023

square

#236CB0 #AE23B0 #B06723 #26B023

split-complementary

#236CB0 #B02326 #B0AE23

monochromatic

#0F2D4A #194D7D #236CB0 #398BD8 #6CA9E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#236CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#236CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236CB0

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236CB0	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C70B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3664AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.128 250.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7495c8',
    500: '#236cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236cb0;
$custom-light: #7495c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.936,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52175,
    "c": 0.12844,
    "h": 250.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236CB0

secondary

#C89667

accent

#913EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236CB0

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

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