#236EA6#236EA6

#236EA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.114 H 245.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EA6
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 166)
HSL	hsl(206, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, -2.63, -36.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 36.57, 265.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% -0.0473 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.114 245.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.1493, 14.2608, 38.1286)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EA6 #A65B23

analogous

#23A69D #236EA6 #232DA6

triadic

#236EA6 #A6236E #6EA623

tetradic

#236EA6 #9D23A6 #A65B23 #2DA623

square

#236EA6 #9D23A6 #A65B23 #2DA623

split-complementary

#236EA6 #A6232D #A69D23

monochromatic

#0E2B41 #184D73 #236EA6 #328FD4 #65ABDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#236EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#236EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EA6

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EA6	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4164A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.114 245.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7297c0',
    500: '#236ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ea6;
$custom-light: #7297c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.649,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52049,
    "c": 0.11391,
    "h": 245.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EA6

secondary

#C48B61

accent

#8840E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F7

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EA6

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

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