#236D81#236D81
#236D81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.077 H 219.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236D81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 109, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 57%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 73%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 15.5%, 0%, 49.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.58, -15.49, -17.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.58, 23.46, 228.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.88% -0.0596 -0.0492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.88% 0.077 219.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1226, 12.8784, 22.7169) |
| Luminance | 0.1288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.78
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.22
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 6.86
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.62
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 7.90
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236D81 #813723
analogous
#238166 #236D81 #233E81
triadic
#236D81 #81236D #6D8123
tetradic
#236D81 #662381 #813723 #3E8123
square
#236D81 #662381 #813723 #3E8123
split-complementary
#236D81 #81233E #816623
monochromatic
#091C21 #164451 #236D81 #3096B1 #4FB4CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.87
#236D81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#236D81 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236D81
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236D81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236D81 | 1.00 | 5.87 | 3.58 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#616A82
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546081
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007473
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236d81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.077 219.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c97a5',
500: '#236d81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236d81; $custom-light: #6c97a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236d81",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 109,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.766,
"s": 57.317,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49875,
"c": 0.07724,
"h": 219.5
},
"luminance": 0.1288
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236D81
secondary
#B3634D
accent
#6847E1
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F4
border
#C7CCCE
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F