#236cd0

Color #236cd0

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 13.78 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#236cd0

RGB

rgb(35, 108, 208)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 71.2%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 83.2%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(83.2%, 48.1%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(46.49, 14.75, -57.81)

LCH

lch(46.49, 59.66, 284.31)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.1702, 257.75)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 13.7%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d08723

Analogous

#23c2d0

#236cd0

#3023d0

Triadic

#236cd0

#d0236c

#6cd023

Split-complementary

#236cd0

#d03023

#c2d023

Tetradic

#236cd0

#8723d0

#d08723

#6cd023

Square

#236cd0

#d023c2

#d08723

#23d030

Shades

Color #236cd0 mixed toward black.

#1d5aad

#17488b

#113668

#0c2445

#061223

Tints

Color #236cd0 mixed toward white.

#4083df

#669ce5

#8db5ec

#b3cdf2

#d9e6f9

Tones

Color #236cd0 mixed toward gray.

#316ec1

#4070b3

#4e73a5

#5d7596

#6b7788

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.13:1

White text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4ebe · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#4943b9 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#2aaeaa · ΔE 35.6

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 25.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #236cd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#236cd0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#236cd0 (#236cd0) is rgb(35, 108, 208) in RGB.

No, #236cd0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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