#233DB1#233DB1
#233DB1 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.186 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #233DB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 61, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.2%, 65.5%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.50, 33.58, -64.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.50, 72.37, 297.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.27% -0.0083 -0.1856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.27% 0.186 267.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2949, 6.8679, 42.3695) |
| Luminance | 0.0687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.60
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.19
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.84
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.46
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.96
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#233DB1 #B19723
analogous
#2384B1 #233DB1 #5023B1
triadic
#233DB1 #B1233D #3DB123
tetradic
#233DB1 #B12384 #B19723 #23B150
square
#233DB1 #B12384 #B19723 #23B150
split-complementary
#233DB1 #B15023 #84B123
monochromatic
#0F1A4B #192B7E #233DB1 #3956D8 #6C82E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.85
#233DB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.37
#233DB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #233DB1
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##233DB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##233DB1 | 1.00 | 8.85 | 2.37 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #233db1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 61, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.186 267.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7772c9',
500: '#233db1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #233db1; $custom-light: #7772c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#233db1",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 61,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.014,
"s": 66.981,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42267,
"c": 0.1858,
"h": 267.4
},
"luminance": 0.06869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#233DB1
secondary
#C8B768
accent
#CA3EEA
background
#F7F6FC
surface
#EEECF8
border
#C9C7D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82