#236D9F Color

#236D9F is rgb(35, 109, 159) in RGB and hsl(204, 64%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#236D9F

HEX#236D9F

RGBrgb(35, 109, 159)

HSLhsl(204, 64%, 38%)

HSVhsv(204, 78%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.106 242.9)

CMYKcmyk(78%, 31%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #236D9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #236D9F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#236D9F Complementary#9F5423 Analogous#239F93 Analogous#232F9F Triadic#9F236D Triadic#6D9F23

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #236D9F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2B87C5 #439BD6 #68AFDE #8AC1E5 #B0D5EE #D1E7F5

Shades

#1E5F8A #1A5175 #154260 #11374F #0D283B #081A26

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