#233DB0#233DB0
#233DB0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.184 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #233DB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 61, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.1%, 65.3%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.41, 33.21, -63.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.41, 71.80, 297.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.17% -0.0083 -0.1843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.17% 0.185 267.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1956, 6.8282, 41.8465) |
| Luminance | 0.0683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.55
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.31
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.78
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.52
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.89
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#233DB0 #B09623
analogous
#2384B0 #233DB0 #5023B0
triadic
#233DB0 #B0233D #3DB023
tetradic
#233DB0 #B02384 #B09623 #23B050
square
#233DB0 #B02384 #B09623 #23B050
split-complementary
#233DB0 #B05023 #84B023
monochromatic
#0F1A4A #192B7D #233DB0 #3956D8 #6C81E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.88
#233DB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.37
#233DB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #233DB0
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##233DB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##233DB0 | 1.00 | 8.88 | 2.37 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #233db0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 61, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.184 267.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7772c9',
500: '#233db0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #233db0; $custom-light: #7772c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#233db0",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 61,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.936,
"s": 66.825,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42172,
"c": 0.1845,
"h": 267.4
},
"luminance": 0.06829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#233DB0
secondary
#C8B667
accent
#CA3EEA
background
#F7F6FC
surface
#EEECF8
border
#C9C7D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82