#236EA8#236EA8

#236EA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.116 H 246.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EA8
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 168)
HSL	hsl(206, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 34.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.71, -1.87, -37.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.71, 37.54, 267.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% -0.0467 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.116 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.3342, 14.3347, 39.1023)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EA8 #A85D23

analogous

#23A89F #236EA8 #232CA8

triadic

#236EA8 #A8236E #6EA823

tetradic

#236EA8 #9F23A8 #A85D23 #2CA823

square

#236EA8 #9F23A8 #A85D23 #2CA823

split-complementary

#236EA8 #A8232C #A89F23

monochromatic

#0E2C43 #184D75 #236EA8 #348ED5 #66AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#236EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#236EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EA8

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EA8	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5370AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4064A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.116 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7397c2',
    500: '#236ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ea8;
$custom-light: #7397c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.165,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52166,
    "c": 0.11636,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EA8

secondary

#C58D62

accent

#893FE8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EA8

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

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