#236EAF#236EAF

#236EAF is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.125 H 249.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EAF
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 175)
HSL	hsl(208, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 0.79, -40.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 41.00, 271.10°)
OKLab	oklab(52.58% -0.0447 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(52.58% 0.125 249.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0040, 14.6026, 42.6296)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EAF #AF6423

analogous

#23AFAA #236EAF #2328AF

triadic

#236EAF #AF236E #6EAF23

tetradic

#236EAF #AA23AF #AF6423 #28AF23

square

#236EAF #AA23AF #AF6423 #28AF23

split-complementary

#236EAF #AF2328 #AFAA23

monochromatic

#0F2E49 #194E7C #236EAF #388DD7 #6BAAE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#236EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#236EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EAF

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EAF	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F72B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A65AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.125 249.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7497c7',
    500: '#236eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236eaf;
$custom-light: #7497c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.857,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52584,
    "c": 0.12511,
    "h": 249.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EAF

secondary

#C79366

accent

#8E3EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EAF

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

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