#233497#233497

#233497 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.162 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#233497
RGB	rgb(35, 52, 151)
HSL	hsl(231, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(231, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.87, 29.73, -56.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.87, 63.42, 297.96°)
OKLab	oklab(38.13% -0.002 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(38.13% 0.162 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.5051, 5.0469, 29.8508)
Luminance	0.0505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#233497 #978623

analogous

#236E97 #233497 #4C2397

triadic

#233497 #972334 #349723

tetradic

#233497 #97236E #978623 #23974C

square

#233497 #97236E #978623 #23974C

split-complementary

#233497 #974C23 #6E9723

monochromatic

#0C1234 #172365 #233497 #2F45C9 #5B6ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.45

#233497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#233497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #233497

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##233497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##233497	1.00	10.45	2.01	10.45
#FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #233497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 52, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.162 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716bb7',
    500: '#233497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #233497;
$custom-light: #716bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#233497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.207,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38131,
    "c": 0.16201,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#233497

secondary

#BEAF58

accent

#CE42E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #233497

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

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