#236CBC#236CBC

#236CBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.144 H 253.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236CBC
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 188)
HSL	hsl(211, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.4%, 42.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.24, 7.03, -48.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.24, 48.83, 278.27°)
OKLab	oklab(52.94% -0.0398 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(52.94% 0.144 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1294, 14.7114, 49.6094)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236CBC #BC7323

analogous

#23B8BC #236CBC #2723BC

triadic

#236CBC #BC236C #6CBC23

tetradic

#236CBC #BC23B8 #BC7323 #23BC27

square

#236CBC #BC23B8 #BC7323 #23BC27

split-complementary

#236CBC #BC2723 #B8BC23

monochromatic

#103155 #194E88 #236CBC #418BDC #74AAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#236CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#236CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236CBC

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236CBC	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4472BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2765BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.144 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7795d1',
    500: '#236cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236cbc;
$custom-light: #7795d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.373,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52944,
    "c": 0.14401,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236CBC

secondary

#CCA06F

accent

#983CEB

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236CBC

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

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