#236D83#236D83

#236D83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.079 H 221.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236D83
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 131)
HSL	hsl(194, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(194, 73%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, -14.80, -18.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 23.85, 231.64°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% -0.0587 -0.0522)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.079 221.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.2568, 12.9321, 23.4239)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236D83 #833923

analogous

#238369 #236D83 #233D83

triadic

#236D83 #83236D #6D8323

tetradic

#236D83 #692383 #833923 #3D8323

square

#236D83 #692383 #833923 #3D8323

split-complementary

#236D83 #83233D #836923

monochromatic

#091D22 #164553 #236D83 #3095B3 #50B3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#236D83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#236D83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236D83

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236D83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236D83	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606A84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536183

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236d83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.079 221.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c97a7',
    500: '#236d83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236d83;
$custom-light: #6c97a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236d83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.75,
    "s": 57.831,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49967,
    "c": 0.0786,
    "h": 221.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236D83

secondary

#B4654E

accent

#6A47E1

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #236D83

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

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