#233596#233596

#233596 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.159 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#233596
RGB	rgb(35, 53, 150)
HSL	hsl(231, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(231, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 64.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.03, 28.69, -55.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.03, 62.15, 297.49°)
OKLab	oklab(38.22% -0.0026 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(38.22% 0.159 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.4694, 5.1047, 29.4399)
Luminance	0.0511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#233596 #968423

analogous

#236F96 #233596 #4B2396

triadic

#233596 #962335 #359623

tetradic

#233596 #96236F #968423 #23964B

square

#233596 #96236F #968423 #23964B

split-complementary

#233596 #964B23 #6F9623

monochromatic

#0C1233 #172364 #233596 #2F47C8 #5B6ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.39

#233596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#233596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #233596

10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##233596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##233596	1.00	10.39	2.02	10.39
#FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #233596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 53, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.159 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716cb6',
    500: '#233596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #233596;
$custom-light: #716cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#233596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.609,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38223,
    "c": 0.15943,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#233596

secondary

#BDAD58

accent

#CC43E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #233596

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

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