#236FA7#236FA7

#236FA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.114 H 245.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236FA7
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 167)
HSL	hsl(205, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(205, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 33.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, -2.86, -36.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 36.61, 265.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.35% -0.0479 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(52.35% 0.114 245.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3499, 14.5146, 38.6497)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236FA7 #A75B23

analogous

#23A79D #236FA7 #232DA7

triadic

#236FA7 #A7236F #6FA723

tetradic

#236FA7 #9D23A7 #A75B23 #2DA723

square

#236FA7 #9D23A7 #A75B23 #2DA723

split-complementary

#236FA7 #A7232D #A79D23

monochromatic

#0E2C42 #184D74 #236FA7 #3390D4 #66ABDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#236FA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#236FA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236FA7

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236FA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236FA7	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5571A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4265A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236fa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.114 245.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7298c1',
    500: '#236fa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236fa7;
$custom-light: #7298c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236fa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.455,
    "s": 65.347,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52348,
    "c": 0.11423,
    "h": 245.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236FA7

secondary

#C48B61

accent

#873FE8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F7

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236FA7

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

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