#236EBD#236EBD

#236EBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.143 H 253.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EBD
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(211, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 6.15, -47.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 48.26, 277.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% -0.0413 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.143 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4509, 15.1814, 50.2502)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EBD #BD7223

analogous

#23BBBD #236EBD #2523BD

triadic

#236EBD #BD236E #6EBD23

tetradic

#236EBD #BD23BB #BD7223 #23BD25

square

#236EBD #BD23BB #BD7223 #23BD25

split-complementary

#236EBD #BD2523 #BBBD23

monochromatic

#103256 #195089 #236EBD #418DDC #75ACE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#236EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#236EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EBD

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EBD	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4774C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B66BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.143 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d1',
    500: '#236ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ebd;
$custom-light: #7797d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.779,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53466,
    "c": 0.1431,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EBD

secondary

#CD9F6F

accent

#963CEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EBD

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

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