#236FBE#236FBE

#236FBE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.143 H 253.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236FBE
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 190)
HSL	hsl(211, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.23, 5.91, -47.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.23, 48.24, 277.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% -0.0419 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.143 253)
XYZ	xyz(15.6683, 15.4420, 50.8600)
Luminance	0.1544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#236FBE #BE7223

analogous

#23BDBE #236FBE #2523BE

triadic

#236FBE #BE236F #6FBE23

tetradic

#236FBE #BE23BD #BE7223 #23BE25

square

#236FBE #BE23BD #BE7223 #23BE25

split-complementary

#236FBE #BE2523 #BDBE23

monochromatic

#103357 #19518A #236FBE #428EDC #76ADE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#236FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#236FBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236FBE

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236FBE	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4875C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C67BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.143 253.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d2',
    500: '#236fbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236fbe;
$custom-light: #7797d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.581,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53759,
    "c": 0.14329,
    "h": 253
  },
  "luminance": 0.15444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236FBE

secondary

#CD9F70

accent

#963CEC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #236FBE

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

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