#236DA5#236DA5

#236DA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.114 H 245.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236DA5
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 165)
HSL	hsl(206, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 33.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, -2.40, -36.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 36.53, 266.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% -0.0466 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.114 245.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.9507, 14.0097, 37.6116)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236DA5 #A55B23

analogous

#23A59C #236DA5 #232CA5

triadic

#236DA5 #A5236D #6DA523

tetradic

#236DA5 #9C23A5 #A55B23 #2CA523

square

#236DA5 #9C23A5 #A55B23 #2CA523

split-complementary

#236DA5 #A5232C #A59C23

monochromatic

#0E2A40 #184C73 #236DA5 #328ED3 #64AADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#236DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#236DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236DA5

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236DA5	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4063A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.114 245.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7296c0',
    500: '#236da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236da5;
$custom-light: #7296c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.846,
    "s": 65,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5175,
    "c": 0.1136,
    "h": 245.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236DA5

secondary

#C48B60

accent

#8840E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236DA5

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

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