#236E97#236E97

#236E97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.097 H 237.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E97
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 151)
HSL	hsl(201, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(201, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 27.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, -8.22, -28.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 29.94, 254.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% -0.0521 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.097 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8528, 13.7422, 31.3000)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E97 #974C23

analogous

#239786 #236E97 #233497

triadic

#236E97 #97236E #6E9723

tetradic

#236E97 #862397 #974C23 #349723

square

#236E97 #862397 #974C23 #349723

split-complementary

#236E97 #972334 #978623

monochromatic

#0C2634 #174A65 #236E97 #2F92C9 #5BADD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#236E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#236E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E97

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E97	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.097 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f97b5',
    500: '#236e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e97;
$custom-light: #6f97b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.207,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51216,
    "c": 0.09653,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E97

secondary

#BE7C58

accent

#7C42E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E97

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

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