#236DA9#236DA9

#236DA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.119 H 247.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236DA9
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 169)
HSL	hsl(207, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(207, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 35.5%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, -0.88, -38.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 38.48, 268.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% -0.0455 -0.1095)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.119 247.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.3205, 14.1576, 39.5591)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236DA9 #A95F23

analogous

#23A9A2 #236DA9 #232AA9

triadic

#236DA9 #A9236D #6DA923

tetradic

#236DA9 #A223A9 #A95F23 #2AA923

square

#236DA9 #A223A9 #A95F23 #2AA923

split-complementary

#236DA9 #A9232A #A9A223

monochromatic

#0E2C44 #194C76 #236DA9 #348DD5 #67A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#236DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#236DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236DA9

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236DA9	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5170AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D64A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.119 247.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7396c3',
    500: '#236da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236da9;
$custom-light: #7396c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.866,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51986,
    "c": 0.11855,
    "h": 247.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236DA9

secondary

#C58F63

accent

#8B3FE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236DA9

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

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