#233ABD#233ABD
#233ABD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.204 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #233ABD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 58, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.5%, 69.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.93, 39.88, -70.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.93, 81.01, 299.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.93% -0.0077 -0.2043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.93% 0.204 267.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3883, 7.0562, 48.8960) |
| Luminance | 0.0706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.54
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 2.58
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 4.88
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.12
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.60
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#233ABD #BDA623
analogous
#2387BD #233ABD #5923BD
triadic
#233ABD #BD233A #3ABD23
tetradic
#233ABD #BD2387 #BDA623 #23BD59
square
#233ABD #BD2387 #BDA623 #23BD59
split-complementary
#233ABD #BD5923 #87BD23
monochromatic
#101A56 #192A89 #233ABD #4158DC #7586E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.71
#233ABD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#233ABD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #233ABD
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##233ABD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##233ABD | 1.00 | 8.71 | 2.41 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #233abd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 58, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.204 267.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a70d2',
500: '#233abd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #233abd; $custom-light: #7a70d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#233abd",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 58,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.039,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42927,
"c": 0.20445,
"h": 267.8
},
"luminance": 0.07058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#233ABD
secondary
#CDBF6F
accent
#D13CEC
background
#F8F6FD
surface
#EFECFA
border
#CAC7D3
text
#0B0714
muted
#7C7A83