#236DAE#236DAE

#236DAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.125 H 249.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236DAE
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(208, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.73, 1.02, -40.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.73, 40.99, 271.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% -0.0441 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.125 249.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7988, 14.3489, 42.0786)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236DAE #AE6423

analogous

#23AEA9 #236DAE #2327AE

triadic

#236DAE #AE236D #6DAE23

tetradic

#236DAE #A923AE #AE6423 #27AE23

square

#236DAE #A923AE #AE6423 #27AE23

split-complementary

#236DAE #AE2327 #AEA923

monochromatic

#0F2D48 #194D7B #236DAE #378CD7 #6AAAE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#236DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#236DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236DAE

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236DAE	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E71B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3964AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.125 249.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7496c6',
    500: '#236dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236dae;
$custom-light: #7496c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.058,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52287,
    "c": 0.12485,
    "h": 249.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236DAE

secondary

#C79366

accent

#8E3EE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236DAE

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

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