#236EBC#236EBC

#236EBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.142 H 253.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EBC
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 188)
HSL	hsl(211, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.4%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.82, 5.77, -47.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.82, 47.73, 276.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.4% -0.0415 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(53.4% 0.142 253)
XYZ	xyz(15.3427, 15.1381, 49.6805)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EBC #BC7123

analogous

#23BABC #236EBC #2423BC

triadic

#236EBC #BC236E #6EBC23

tetradic

#236EBC #BC23BA #BC7123 #23BC24

square

#236EBC #BC23BA #BC7123 #23BC24

split-complementary

#236EBC #BC2423 #BABC23

monochromatic

#103255 #195088 #236EBC #418DDC #74ACE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#236EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#236EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EBC

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EBC	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4774BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D66BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.142 253.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d0',
    500: '#236ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ebc;
$custom-light: #7797d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.588,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53401,
    "c": 0.1418,
    "h": 253
  },
  "luminance": 0.1514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EBC

secondary

#CC9E6F

accent

#963CEB

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EBC

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

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