#236EA7#236EA7

#236EA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.115 H 245.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EA7
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 167)
HSL	hsl(206, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, -2.25, -36.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 37.05, 266.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% -0.047 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.115 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.2414, 14.2976, 38.6136)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EA7 #A75C23

analogous

#23A79E #236EA7 #232CA7

triadic

#236EA7 #A7236E #6EA723

tetradic

#236EA7 #9E23A7 #A75C23 #2CA723

square

#236EA7 #9E23A7 #A75C23 #2CA723

split-complementary

#236EA7 #A7232C #A79E23

monochromatic

#0E2B42 #184D74 #236EA7 #338FD4 #66AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#236EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#236EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EA7

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EA7	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5370A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4164A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.115 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7297c1',
    500: '#236ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ea7;
$custom-light: #7297c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.909,
    "s": 65.347,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52107,
    "c": 0.11513,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EA7

secondary

#C48C61

accent

#883FE8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F7

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EA7

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

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