#236EB0#236EB0

#236EB0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.126 H 249.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EB0
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 176)
HSL	hsl(208, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 37.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 1.17, -41.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 41.51, 271.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.0445 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.126 249.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.1025, 14.6421, 43.1488)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EB0 #B06523

analogous

#23B0AC #236EB0 #2328B0

triadic

#236EB0 #B0236E #6EB023

tetradic

#236EB0 #AC23B0 #B06523 #28B023

square

#236EB0 #AC23B0 #B06523 #28B023

split-complementary

#236EB0 #B02328 #B0AC23

monochromatic

#0F2E4A #194E7D #236EB0 #398DD8 #6CAAE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#236EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#236EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EB0

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EB0	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F72B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3965AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.126 249.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7497c8',
    500: '#236eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236eb0;
$custom-light: #7497c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.085,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52645,
    "c": 0.12638,
    "h": 249.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EB0

secondary

#C89467

accent

#8E3EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EB0

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

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