#236FBD#236FBD

#236FBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.142 H 252.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236FBD
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 189)
HSL	hsl(210, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(210, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 5.52, -47.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 47.72, 276.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% -0.0421 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.142 252.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5594, 15.3984, 50.2864)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236FBD #BD7123

analogous

#23BCBD #236FBD #2423BD

triadic

#236FBD #BD236F #6FBD23

tetradic

#236FBD #BD23BC #BD7123 #23BD24

square

#236FBD #BD23BC #BD7123 #23BD24

split-complementary

#236FBD #BD2423 #BCBD23

monochromatic

#103256 #195189 #236FBD #418EDC #75ACE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#236FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#236FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236FBD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236FBD	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4875C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.142 252.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d1',
    500: '#236fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236fbd;
$custom-light: #7797d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.39,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53694,
    "c": 0.142,
    "h": 252.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236FBD

secondary

#CD9F6F

accent

#953CEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236FBD

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

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