#236EC5#236EC5

#236EC5 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.154 H 255.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236EC5
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 197)
HSL	hsl(212, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.2%, 44.2%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 9.23, -51.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 52.53, 280.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54% -0.0396 -0.1483)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.154 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3433, 15.5384, 54.9503)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236EC5 #C57A23

analogous

#23BFC5 #236EC5 #2923C5

triadic

#236EC5 #C5236E #6EC523

tetradic

#236EC5 #C523BF #C57A23 #23C529

square

#236EC5 #C523BF #C57A23 #23C529

split-complementary

#236EC5 #C52923 #BFC523

monochromatic

#11345D #1A5191 #236EC5 #478DDE #7BADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#236EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#236EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236EC5

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236EC5	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4176C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E67C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.154 255.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7997d7',
    500: '#236ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236ec5;
$custom-light: #7997d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.222,
    "s": 69.828,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53995,
    "c": 0.15352,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236EC5

secondary

#CFA574

accent

#9A3BED

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF1FA

border

#CACBD3

text

#0B0D14

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #236EC5

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

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