All About Color #236C8B

#236C8B

About #236C8B

#236C8B is a dark blue color with the hex code #236C8B. In RGB it is red 35, green 108, blue 139; in HSL it is hue 198°, saturation 60%, lightness 34%; in CMYK it is 75%, 22%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 5.85:1 on white and 3.59:1 on black.

#236C8B Color Conversion

Hex triplet23, 6C, 8B
CMYK74.82%, 22.30%, 0.00%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal35, 108, 139
HSL198°, 60%, 34%
RGB Octal43, 154, 213
HSV (HSB)197.88°, 74.82%, 54.51%
RGB Binary100011, 1101100, 10001011
CIE-L*AB42.68, -11.40, -23.47
RGB Percent13.73%, 42.35%, 54.51%
CIE-L*CH42.68, 26.09, 244.10
XYZ10.72, 12.95, 26.36
CIE-L*UV42.68, -26.02, -32.20
xyY0.21, 0.26, 12.95
Hunter-Lab35.98, -9.81, -18.25
RYB13.73%, 30.55%, 54.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#236C8B on a dark background: contrast 3.59:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#236C8B on a light background: contrast 5.85:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #236C8B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#236C8B · #3BA2CE · #103341 · #8B4223 · #CE673B

Analogous palette

#238B42 · #238B76 · #236C8B · #23378B · #42238B

Triadic palette

#236C8B · #8B236C · #6C8B23 · #3BA2CE · #CE3BA2

Tetradic palette

#236C8B · #76238B · #8B4223 · #378B23 · #103341

Monochromatic palette

#051014 · #133C4E · #236C8B · #329BC8 · #6CB9DA

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