#236FA8#236FA8

#236FA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.115 H 245.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236FA8
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 168)
HSL	hsl(206, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 33.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.01, -2.48, -37.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.01, 37.09, 266.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% -0.0476 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.115 245.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4427, 14.5517, 39.1385)
Luminance	0.1455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236FA8 #A85C23

analogous

#23A89E #236FA8 #232DA8

triadic

#236FA8 #A8236F #6FA823

tetradic

#236FA8 #9E23A8 #A85C23 #2DA823

square

#236FA8 #9E23A8 #A85C23 #2DA823

split-complementary

#236FA8 #A8232D #A89E23

monochromatic

#0E2C43 #184E75 #236FA8 #3490D5 #66ABDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#236FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#236FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236FA8

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236FA8	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5471AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4265A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.115 245.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7398c2',
    500: '#236fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236fa8;
$custom-light: #7398c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52406,
    "c": 0.11544,
    "h": 245.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236FA8

secondary

#C58C62

accent

#883FE8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236FA8

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

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