#236D98#236D98

#236D98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.098 H 238.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236D98
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 152)
HSL	hsl(202, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 28.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.60, -7.26, -29.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.60, 30.67, 256.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% -0.0508 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.098 238.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.8270, 13.5602, 31.6937)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236D98 #984E23

analogous

#239889 #236D98 #233398

triadic

#236D98 #98236D #6D9823

tetradic

#236D98 #892398 #984E23 #339823

square

#236D98 #892398 #984E23 #339823

split-complementary

#236D98 #982333 #988923

monochromatic

#0C2635 #184966 #236D98 #2E91CA #5CABD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#236D98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#236D98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236D98

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236D98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236D98	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236d98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.098 238.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b6',
    500: '#236d98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236d98;
$custom-light: #7096b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236d98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.051,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51021,
    "c": 0.09832,
    "h": 238.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236D98

secondary

#BE7E59

accent

#7E42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #236D98

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

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