#236E82#236E82
#236E82 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.078 H 219.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236E82 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 110, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 58%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 73%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 15.4%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.94, -15.71, -17.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.94, 23.64, 228.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.18% -0.0602 -0.0493) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.18% 0.078 219.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2967, 13.1197, 23.1045) |
| Luminance | 0.1312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.64
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.87
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.07
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.60
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 7.68
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236E82 #823723
analogous
#238267 #236E82 #233E82
triadic
#236E82 #82236E #6E8223
tetradic
#236E82 #672382 #823723 #3E8223
square
#236E82 #672382 #823723 #3E8223
split-complementary
#236E82 #82233E #826723
monochromatic
#091C22 #164552 #236E82 #3097B2 #50B5D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#236E82 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#236E82 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236E82
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236E82 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236E82 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.62 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#626B83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546182
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007574
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236e82; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.078 219.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c97a6',
500: '#236e82',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236e82; $custom-light: #6c97a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236e82",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 110,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.632,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5018,
"c": 0.07783,
"h": 219.3
},
"luminance": 0.13121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236E82
secondary
#B3634D
accent
#6747E1
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F4
border
#C7CCCE
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F