#233496#233496

#233496 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.161 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#233496
RGB	rgb(35, 52, 150)
HSL	hsl(231, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(231, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 65.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.78, 29.36, -55.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.78, 62.83, 297.85°)
OKLab	oklab(38.04% -0.0019 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(38.04% 0.161 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.4243, 5.0145, 29.4249)
Luminance	0.0502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#233496 #968523

analogous

#236E96 #233496 #4C2396

triadic

#233496 #962334 #349623

tetradic

#233496 #96236E #968523 #23964C

square

#233496 #96236E #968523 #23964C

split-complementary

#233496 #964C23 #6E9623

monochromatic

#0C1233 #172364 #233496 #2F45C8 #5B6DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.48

#233496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#233496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #233496

10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##233496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##233496	1.00	10.48	2.00	10.48
#FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #233496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 52, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.161 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716bb6',
    500: '#233496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #233496;
$custom-light: #716bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#233496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.13,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38035,
    "c": 0.16066,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#233496

secondary

#BDAE58

accent

#CD43E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #233496

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

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