#236be3

Color #236be3

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 3.97 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#236be3

RGB

rgb(35, 107, 227)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 77.4%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 84.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(84.6%, 52.9%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(47.52, 22.68, -66.95)

LCH

lch(47.52, 70.69, 288.71)

OKLCH

oklch(55.5%, 0.196, 260.34)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 13.7%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e39b23

Analogous

#23cbe3

#236be3

#3b23e3

Triadic

#236be3

#e3236b

#6be323

Split-complementary

#236be3

#e33b23

#cbe323

Tetradic

#236be3

#9b23e3

#e39b23

#6be323

Square

#236be3

#e323cb

#e39b23

#23e33b

Shades

Color #236be3 mixed toward black.

#1958c2

#14469b

#0f3574

#0a234e

#051227

Tints

Color #236be3 mixed toward white.

#4884e8

#6c9cec

#91b5f1

#b6cef6

#dae6fa

Tones

Color #236be3 mixed toward gray.

#336fd3

#4373c3

#5377b3

#637ba3

#737f93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.28:1

White text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4dce · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#4843c9 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#2abbb7 · ΔE 39.1

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #236be3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#236be3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#236be3 (#236be3) is rgb(35, 107, 227) in RGB.

No, #236be3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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