#236DBE#236DBE

#236DBE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.145 H 253.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236DBE
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 190)
HSL	hsl(211, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 7.17, -48.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 49.34, 278.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% -0.0402 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.146 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4526, 15.0104, 50.7881)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236DBE #BE7423

analogous

#23BBBE #236DBE #2723BE

triadic

#236DBE #BE236D #6DBE23

tetradic

#236DBE #BE23BB #BE7423 #23BE27

square

#236DBE #BE23BB #BE7423 #23BE27

split-complementary

#236DBE #BE2723 #BBBE23

monochromatic

#103257 #194F8A #236DBE #428CDC #76ABE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#236DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#236DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236DBE

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236DBE	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4474C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2766BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.145 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7796d2',
    500: '#236dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236dbe;
$custom-light: #7796d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.355,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53303,
    "c": 0.1455,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236DBE

secondary

#CDA170

accent

#983CEC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236DBE

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

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