#236D96#236D96

#236D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.096 H 237.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236D96
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 150)
HSL	hsl(201, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(201, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.50, -7.99, -28.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.50, 29.85, 254.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% -0.0515 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.096 237.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6646, 13.4952, 30.8383)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236D96 #964C23

analogous

#239686 #236D96 #233496

triadic

#236D96 #96236D #6D9623

tetradic

#236D96 #862396 #964C23 #349623

square

#236D96 #862396 #964C23 #349623

split-complementary

#236D96 #962334 #968623

monochromatic

#0C2533 #174964 #236D96 #2F91C8 #5BACD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#236D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#236D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236D96

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236D96	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.096 237.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b5',
    500: '#236d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236d96;
$custom-light: #6f96b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.391,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50914,
    "c": 0.09612,
    "h": 237.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236D96

secondary

#BD7C58

accent

#7D43E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #236D96

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

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