#236CBB#236CBB

#236CBB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.143 H 253.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236CBB
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 187)
HSL	hsl(211, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.18, 6.64, -47.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.18, 48.29, 277.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% -0.0401 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.143 253.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0220, 14.6685, 49.0436)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236CBB #BB7223

analogous

#23B8BB #236CBB #2623BB

triadic

#236CBB #BB236C #6CBB23

tetradic

#236CBB #BB23B8 #BB7223 #23BB26

square

#236CBB #BB23B8 #BB7223 #23BB26

split-complementary

#236CBB #BB2623 #B8BB23

monochromatic

#103054 #194E87 #236CBB #408BDB #74AAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#236CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#236CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236CBB

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236CBB	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4472BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2965B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.143 253.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7795d0',
    500: '#236cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236cbb;
$custom-light: #7795d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.184,
    "s": 68.468,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52878,
    "c": 0.1427,
    "h": 253.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236CBB

secondary

#CC9F6E

accent

#973CEB

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236CBB

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

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