#236F99#236F99

#236F99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.098 H 237.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236F99
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 153)
HSL	hsl(201, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(201, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 27.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, -8.08, -29.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 30.43, 254.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% -0.0524 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.098 237.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1251, 14.0247, 32.1988)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236F99 #994D23

analogous

#239988 #236F99 #233499

triadic

#236F99 #99236F #6F9923

tetradic

#236F99 #882399 #994D23 #349923

square

#236F99 #882399 #994D23 #349923

split-complementary

#236F99 #992334 #998823

monochromatic

#0C2735 #184B67 #236F99 #2E93CB #5DADDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#236F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#236F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236F99

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236F99	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.098 237.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7098b7',
    500: '#236f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236f99;
$custom-light: #7098b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.356,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51571,
    "c": 0.09802,
    "h": 237.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236F99

secondary

#BE7D59

accent

#7C42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #236F99

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

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