#233997#233997

#233997 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.156 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#233997
RGB	rgb(35, 57, 151)
HSL	hsl(229, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(229, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 62.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.16, 26.38, -53.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.16, 60.01, 296.08°)
OKLab	oklab(39.08% -0.0053 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(39.08% 0.156 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7402, 5.5171, 29.9291)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#233997 #978123

analogous

#237397 #233997 #472397

triadic

#233997 #972339 #399723

tetradic

#233997 #972373 #978123 #239747

square

#233997 #972373 #978123 #239747

split-complementary

#233997 #974723 #739723

monochromatic

#0C1334 #172665 #233997 #2F4CC9 #5B73D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#233997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#233997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #233997

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##233997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##233997	1.00	9.98	2.10	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #233997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 57, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.156 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#706fb6',
    500: '#233997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #233997;
$custom-light: #706fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#233997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.621,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39084,
    "c": 0.15584,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#233997

secondary

#BEAA58

accent

#C742E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #233997

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

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