#236FA9#236FA9

#236FA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.117 H 246.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236FA9
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 169)
HSL	hsl(206, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 34.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.07, -2.11, -37.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.07, 37.57, 266.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% -0.0473 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.117 246.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5362, 14.5891, 39.6310)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236FA9 #A95D23

analogous

#23A9A0 #236FA9 #232CA9

triadic

#236FA9 #A9236F #6FA923

tetradic

#236FA9 #A023A9 #A95D23 #2CA923

square

#236FA9 #A023A9 #A95D23 #2CA923

split-complementary

#236FA9 #A9232C #A9A023

monochromatic

#0E2C44 #194E76 #236FA9 #348FD5 #67ABDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#236FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#236FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236FA9

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236FA9	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5471AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4165A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.117 246.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7398c3',
    500: '#236fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236fa9;
$custom-light: #7398c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.97,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52464,
    "c": 0.11666,
    "h": 246.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236FA9

secondary

#C58D63

accent

#893FE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #236FA9

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

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