#236DA6#236DA6

#236DA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.115 H 246.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236DA6
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 166)
HSL	hsl(206, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 34.3%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, -2.02, -36.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 37.02, 266.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% -0.0463 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.115 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.0421, 14.0462, 38.0928)
Luminance	0.1405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236DA6 #A65C23

analogous

#23A69E #236DA6 #232CA6

triadic

#236DA6 #A6236D #6DA623

tetradic

#236DA6 #9E23A6 #A65C23 #2CA623

square

#236DA6 #9E23A6 #A65C23 #2CA623

split-complementary

#236DA6 #A6232C #A69E23

monochromatic

#0E2B41 #184C73 #236DA6 #328ED4 #65AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#236DA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#236DA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236DA6

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236DA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236DA6	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4063A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236da6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.115 246.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7296c0',
    500: '#236da6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236da6;
$custom-light: #7296c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236da6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.107,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51809,
    "c": 0.11483,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236DA6

secondary

#C48C61

accent

#8940E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236DA6

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

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