#236FAE#236FAE

#236FAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.123 H 248.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236FAE
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(207, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(207, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, -0.21, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 40.02, 269.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0459 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.123 248.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0146, 14.7805, 42.1505)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236FAE #AE6223

analogous

#23AEA7 #236FAE #232AAE

triadic

#236FAE #AE236F #6FAE23

tetradic

#236FAE #A723AE #AE6223 #2AAE23

square

#236FAE #A723AE #AE6223 #2AAE23

split-complementary

#236FAE #AE232A #AEA723

monochromatic

#0F2E48 #194E7B #236FAE #378FD7 #6AABE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#236FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#236FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236FAE

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236FAE	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5172B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.123 248.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7497c6',
    500: '#236fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236fae;
$custom-light: #7497c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.194,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5276,
    "c": 0.12286,
    "h": 248.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236FAE

secondary

#C79266

accent

#8C3EE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236FAE

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

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