#236CBD#236CBD

#236CBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.145 H 254.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236CBD
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 7.41, -48.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 49.36, 278.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% -0.0396 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.145 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2376, 14.7547, 50.1791)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236CBD #BD7423

analogous

#23B9BD #236CBD #2723BD

triadic

#236CBD #BD236C #6CBD23

tetradic

#236CBD #BD23B9 #BD7423 #23BD27

square

#236CBD #BD23B9 #BD7423 #23BD27

split-complementary

#236CBD #BD2723 #B9BD23

monochromatic

#103156 #194E89 #236CBD #418BDC #75AAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#236CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#236CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236CBD

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236CBD	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4373C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2665BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.145 254.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.558,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5301,
    "c": 0.14532,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236CBD

secondary

#CDA06F

accent

#983CEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236CBD

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

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