#236CBE#236CBE

#236CBE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.147 H 254.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236CBE
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 190)
HSL	hsl(212, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 43.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 7.80, -49.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 49.90, 278.99°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% -0.0394 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.147 254.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3465, 14.7983, 50.7527)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236CBE #BE7523

analogous

#23BABE #236CBE #2823BE

triadic

#236CBE #BE236C #6CBE23

tetradic

#236CBE #BE23BA #BE7523 #23BE28

square

#236CBE #BE23BA #BE7523 #23BE28

split-complementary

#236CBE #BE2823 #BABE23

monochromatic

#103157 #194F8A #236CBE #428BDC #76AAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#236CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#236CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236CBE

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236CBE	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4273C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2465BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.147 254.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7795d2',
    500: '#236cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236cbe;
$custom-light: #7795d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.742,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53077,
    "c": 0.14663,
    "h": 254.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236CBE

secondary

#CDA170

accent

#993CEC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236CBE

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

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