#236D99#236D99

#236D99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.099 H 239.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236D99
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 153)
HSL	hsl(202, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 28.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, -6.89, -30.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 31.09, 257.20°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% -0.0504 -0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.099 239.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9093, 13.5931, 32.1269)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236D99 #994F23

analogous

#23998A #236D99 #233299

triadic

#236D99 #99236D #6D9923

tetradic

#236D99 #8A2399 #994F23 #329923

square

#236D99 #8A2399 #994F23 #329923

split-complementary

#236D99 #992332 #998A23

monochromatic

#0C2635 #184A67 #236D99 #2E90CB #5DABDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#236D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#236D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236D99

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236D99	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486298

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.099 239.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b7',
    500: '#236d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236d99;
$custom-light: #7096b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.373,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51075,
    "c": 0.09943,
    "h": 239.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236D99

secondary

#BE7F59

accent

#7F42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #236D99

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

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