#236FC5#236FC5

#236FC5 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.152 H 254.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236FC5
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 197)
HSL	hsl(212, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.2%, 43.7%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 8.60, -51.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 51.96, 279.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% -0.0404 -0.1469)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.152 254.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4518, 15.7554, 54.9865)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236FC5 #C57923

analogous

#23C0C5 #236FC5 #2823C5

triadic

#236FC5 #C5236F #6FC523

tetradic

#236FC5 #C523C0 #C57923 #23C528

square

#236FC5 #C523C0 #C57923 #23C528

split-complementary

#236FC5 #C52823 #C0C523

monochromatic

#11345D #1A5291 #236FC5 #478EDE #7BAEE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#236FC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#236FC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236FC5

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236FC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236FC5	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4376C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2268C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008490

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236fc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.152 254.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7997d7',
    500: '#236fc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236fc5;
$custom-light: #7997d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236fc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.852,
    "s": 69.828,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54219,
    "c": 0.15238,
    "h": 254.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236FC5

secondary

#CFA574

accent

#993BED

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF2FA

border

#CACCD3

text

#0B0D14

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #236FC5

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

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