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#236bc9

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: dodgerblue

RGB
35, 107, 201
HSL
214°, 70%, 46%
CMYK
83, 47, 0, 21
Luminance
0.1509

Every format

HEX#236bc9
RGBrgb(35, 107, 201)
HSLhsl(214, 70%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 47%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(45.8 12.7 -55.0)
LCHlch(45.8 56.4 283.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.536 0.162 257.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #236bc9;
background-color: #236bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#236bc9] bg-[#236bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #236bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.137, green: 0.420, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#236bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#236bc9 on white: 5.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#236bc9 on black: 4.02:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red13.7%
Green42.0%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.6%
Magenta46.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#236bc9 text on a black background

contrast 4.02:1

Card sample

#236bc9 text on a white background

contrast 5.23:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #236bc9;
Background color
Panel with #236bc9 background
background-color: #236bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #236bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(35, 107, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(35, 107, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #236bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #236bc9, #4A23C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #236bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #236bc9 in the Color Lab