#236D8A#236D8A
#236D8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.084 H 228.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236D8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 109, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 21%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.96, -12.34, -22.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.96, 25.61, 241.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.3% -0.0559 -0.063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.3% 0.084 228.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7474, 13.1283, 26.0074) |
| Luminance | 0.1313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.85
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.07
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.27
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.48
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.28
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236D8A #8A4023
analogous
#238A74 #236D8A #233A8A
triadic
#236D8A #8A236D #6D8A23
tetradic
#236D8A #74238A #8A4023 #3A8A23
square
#236D8A #74238A #8A4023 #3A8A23
split-complementary
#236D8A #8A233A #8A7423
monochromatic
#0A2028 #174659 #236D8A #2F94BB #54B0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#236D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#236D8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236D8A
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236D8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236D8A | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6B8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#50618A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007577
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236d8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.084 228.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d96ac',
500: '#236d8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236d8a; $custom-light: #6d96ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236d8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 109,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.893,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50301,
"c": 0.0842,
"h": 228.4
},
"luminance": 0.1313
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236D8A
secondary
#B76E51
accent
#7145E3
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F