#236FB0#236FB0

#236FB0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.125 H 248.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236FB0
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 176)
HSL	hsl(208, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 36.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 0.55, -41.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 41.02, 270.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% -0.0453 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.125 248.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.2111, 14.8591, 43.1850)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236FB0 #B06423

analogous

#23B0AB #236FB0 #2328B0

triadic

#236FB0 #B0236F #6FB023

tetradic

#236FB0 #AB23B0 #B06423 #28B023

square

#236FB0 #AB23B0 #B06423 #28B023

split-complementary

#236FB0 #B02328 #B0AB23

monochromatic

#0F2F4A #194F7D #236FB0 #398ED8 #6CABE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#236FB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#236FB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236FB0

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236FB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236FB0	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5073B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B66AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236fb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.125 248.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7497c8',
    500: '#236fb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236fb0;
$custom-light: #7497c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236fb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.66,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52881,
    "c": 0.12538,
    "h": 248.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236FB0

secondary

#C89467

accent

#8D3EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236FB0

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

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