#234497#234497

#234497 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.142 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234497
RGB	rgb(35, 68, 151)
HSL	hsl(223, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(223, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 55%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.17, 18.89, -49.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.17, 52.51, 291.08°)
OKLab	oklab(41.34% -0.0134 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(41.34% 0.142 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.3442, 6.7250, 30.1304)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234497 #977623

analogous

#237E97 #234497 #3C2397

triadic

#234497 #972344 #449723

tetradic

#234497 #97237E #977623 #23973C

square

#234497 #97237E #977623 #23973C

split-complementary

#234497 #973C23 #7E9723

monochromatic

#0C1734 #172E65 #234497 #2F5AC9 #5B7FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#234497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#234497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234497

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234497	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 68, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.142 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7077b6',
    500: '#234497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234497;
$custom-light: #7077b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.931,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41342,
    "c": 0.14182,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234497

secondary

#BEA158

accent

#B742E5

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #234497

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

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