#236F85#236F85

#236F85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.080 H 221.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236F85
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 133)
HSL	hsl(193, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(193, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 16.5%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, -15.23, -18.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 24.19, 230.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% -0.06 -0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.08 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.6095, 13.4184, 24.2166)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236F85 #853923

analogous

#23856A #236F85 #233E85

triadic

#236F85 #85236F #6F8523

tetradic

#236F85 #6A2385 #853923 #3E8523

square

#236F85 #6A2385 #853923 #3E8523

split-complementary

#236F85 #85233E #856A23

monochromatic

#091E24 #164755 #236F85 #3097B5 #51B4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#236F85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#236F85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236F85

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236F85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236F85	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626C86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546285

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236f85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.080 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d98a8',
    500: '#236f85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236f85;
$custom-light: #6d98a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236f85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.469,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50577,
    "c": 0.07974,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236F85

secondary

#B5664F

accent

#6946E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #236F85

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

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