#236DA8#236DA8

#236DA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.117 H 247.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236DA8
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 168)
HSL	hsl(207, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(207, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 35.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, -1.26, -37.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 37.99, 268.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.93% -0.0457 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(51.93% 0.117 247)
XYZ	xyz(13.2269, 14.1202, 39.0665)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236DA8 #A85E23

analogous

#23A8A1 #236DA8 #232AA8

triadic

#236DA8 #A8236D #6DA823

tetradic

#236DA8 #A123A8 #A85E23 #2AA823

square

#236DA8 #A123A8 #A85E23 #2AA823

split-complementary

#236DA8 #A8232A #A8A123

monochromatic

#0E2B43 #184C75 #236DA8 #348DD5 #66AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#236DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#236DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236DA8

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236DA8	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5170AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E64A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.117 247.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7396c2',
    500: '#236da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236da8;
$custom-light: #7396c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.617,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51926,
    "c": 0.11731,
    "h": 247
  },
  "luminance": 0.14122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236DA8

secondary

#C58E62

accent

#8A3FE8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236DA8

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

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