#232AD4#232AD4

#232AD4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.246 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232AD4
RGB	rgb(35, 42, 212)
HSL	hsl(238, 72%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 83%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.5%, 80.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.27, 56.50, -85.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.27, 102.11, 303.60°)
OKLab	oklab(43.18% -0.0063 -0.2464)
OKLCH	oklch(43.18% 0.246 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4007, 6.7651, 62.8741)
Luminance	0.0677 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232AD4 #D4CD23

analogous

#2382D4 #232AD4 #7423D4

triadic

#232AD4 #D4232A #2AD423

tetradic

#232AD4 #D42382 #D4CD23 #23D474

square

#232AD4 #D42382 #D4CD23 #23D474

split-complementary

#232AD4 #D47423 #82D423

monochromatic

#12156B #1A209F #232AD4 #5258E2 #868AEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#232AD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#232AD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232AD4

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232AD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232AD4	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232ad4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 42, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.246 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8168e3',
    500: '#232ad4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232ad4;
$custom-light: #8168e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232ad4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.627,
    "s": 71.66,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4318,
    "c": 0.24644,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232AD4

secondary

#D4D17E

accent

#E739EE

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F1EBFC

border

#CBC6D5

text

#0D0616

muted

#7E7A84

Preview Lab

Preview with #232AD4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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