#236F96#236F96

#236F96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.095 H 235.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236F96
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 150)
HSL	hsl(200, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(200, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 26%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, -9.17, -27.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 29.25, 251.72°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% -0.0535 -0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.095 235.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.8804, 13.9268, 30.9103)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236F96 #964A23

analogous

#239684 #236F96 #233696

triadic

#236F96 #96236F #6F9623

tetradic

#236F96 #842396 #964A23 #369623

square

#236F96 #842396 #964A23 #369623

split-complementary

#236F96 #962336 #968423

monochromatic

#0C2633 #174A64 #236F96 #2F94C8 #5BAED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#236F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#236F96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236F96

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236F96	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.095 235.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f98b5',
    500: '#236f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236f96;
$custom-light: #6f98b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.348,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51413,
    "c": 0.09484,
    "h": 235.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236F96

secondary

#BD7A58

accent

#7A43E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #236F96

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

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