#236DBC#236DBC

#236DBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.143 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236DBC
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 188)
HSL	hsl(211, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.4%, 42%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, 6.40, -47.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 48.27, 277.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.17% -0.0407 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(53.17% 0.143 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2355, 14.9236, 49.6448)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236DBC #BC7223

analogous

#23B9BC #236DBC #2523BC

triadic

#236DBC #BC236D #6DBC23

tetradic

#236DBC #BC23B9 #BC7223 #23BC25

square

#236DBC #BC23B9 #BC7223 #23BC25

split-complementary

#236DBC #BC2523 #B9BC23

monochromatic

#103155 #194F88 #236DBC #418CDC #74ABE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#236DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#236DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236DBC

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236DBC	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4673BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A65BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.143 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7796d1',
    500: '#236dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236dbc;
$custom-light: #7796d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.98,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53172,
    "c": 0.1429,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236DBC

secondary

#CC9F6F

accent

#973CEB

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236DBC

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

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