#236DB0#236DB0

#236DB0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.127 H 250.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236DB0
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 176)
HSL	hsl(209, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 38.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 1.79, -41.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 42.01, 272.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% -0.0436 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.127 250)
XYZ	xyz(13.9953, 14.4275, 43.1131)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236DB0 #B06623

analogous

#23B0AD #236DB0 #2326B0

triadic

#236DB0 #B0236D #6DB023

tetradic

#236DB0 #AD23B0 #B06623 #26B023

square

#236DB0 #AD23B0 #B06623 #26B023

split-complementary

#236DB0 #B02326 #B0AD23

monochromatic

#0F2E4A #194D7D #236DB0 #398CD8 #6CAAE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#236DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#236DB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236DB0

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236DB0	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D71B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3764AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.127 250.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7496c8',
    500: '#236db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236db0;
$custom-light: #7496c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.511,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5241,
    "c": 0.1274,
    "h": 250
  },
  "luminance": 0.14429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236DB0

secondary

#C89567

accent

#903EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236DB0

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

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