#236EAE#236EAE

#236EAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.124 H 248.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EAE
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(208, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.03, 0.40, -40.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.03, 40.50, 270.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% -0.045 -0.1154)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.124 248.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.9061, 14.5635, 42.1143)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EAE #AE6323

analogous

#23AEA8 #236EAE #2328AE

triadic

#236EAE #AE236E #6EAE23

tetradic

#236EAE #A823AE #AE6323 #28AE23

square

#236EAE #A823AE #AE6323 #28AE23

split-complementary

#236EAE #AE2328 #AEA823

monochromatic

#0F2E48 #194E7B #236EAE #378DD7 #6AAAE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#236EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#236EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EAE

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EAE	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5071B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B65AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.124 248.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7497c6',
    500: '#236eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236eae;
$custom-light: #7497c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.626,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52523,
    "c": 0.12385,
    "h": 248.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EAE

secondary

#C79366

accent

#8D3EE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#090D13

muted

#7B7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EAE

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

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