#236EA0#236EA0

#236EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.107 H 242.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EA0
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(204, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(204, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, -4.88, -33.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 33.78, 261.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% -0.0491 -0.0947)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.107 242.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.6118, 14.0457, 35.2973)
Luminance	0.1405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EA0 #A05523

analogous

#23A093 #236EA0 #232FA0

triadic

#236EA0 #A0236E #6EA023

tetradic

#236EA0 #9323A0 #A05523 #2FA023

square

#236EA0 #9323A0 #A05523 #2FA023

split-complementary

#236EA0 #A0232F #A09323

monochromatic

#0D293C #184B6E #236EA0 #2F90D1 #61ABDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#236EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#236EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EA0

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EA0	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45649F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.107 242.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7197bc',
    500: '#236ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ea0;
$custom-light: #7197bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51707,
    "c": 0.10671,
    "h": 242.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EA0

secondary

#C1855D

accent

#8341E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EA0

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

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