#233259#233259

#233259 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.072 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#233259
RGB	rgb(35, 50, 89)
HSL	hsl(223, 44%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(223, 61%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 43.8%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.43, 7.14, -25.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.43, 26.40, 285.70°)
OKLab	oklab(32.51% -0.0043 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(32.51% 0.072 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.6363, 3.3595, 9.9061)
Luminance	0.0336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#233259 #594A23

analogous

#234D59 #233259 #2F2359

triadic

#233259 #592332 #325923

tetradic

#233259 #59234D #594A23 #23592F

square

#233259 #59234D #594A23 #23592F

split-complementary

#233259 #592F23 #4D5923

monochromatic

#090C16 #12192D #233259 #344B85 #4663B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.56

#233259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#233259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #233259

12.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##233259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##233259	1.00	12.56	1.67	12.56
#FFFFFF	12.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22365B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B3158

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#033B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #233259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 50, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.072 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636988',
    500: '#233259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #233259;
$custom-light: #636988;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#233259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.333,
    "s": 43.548,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32513,
    "c": 0.07228,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#233259

secondary

#8D7B4B

accent

#B055D3

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#05060B

muted

#7A7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #233259

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

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