#236EBE#236EBE

#236EBE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.144 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EBE
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 190)
HSL	hsl(211, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 6.54, -48.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 48.79, 277.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.53% -0.0411 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(53.53% 0.144 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.5598, 15.2250, 50.8239)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EBE #BE7323

analogous

#23BCBE #236EBE #2623BE

triadic

#236EBE #BE236E #6EBE23

tetradic

#236EBE #BE23BC #BE7323 #23BE26

square

#236EBE #BE23BC #BE7323 #23BE26

split-complementary

#236EBE #BE2623 #BCBE23

monochromatic

#103257 #19508A #236EBE #428DDC #76ACE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#236EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#236EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EBE

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EBE	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4674C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A66BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.144 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d2',
    500: '#236ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ebe;
$custom-light: #7797d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.968,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53531,
    "c": 0.1444,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EBE

secondary

#CDA070

accent

#973CEC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EBE

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

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