#234696#234696
#234696 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.138 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #234696 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 70, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 62%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 77%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.7%, 53.3%, 0%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.67, 17.13, -47.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.67, 50.58, 289.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.69% -0.0151 -0.137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.69% 0.138 263.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3864, 6.9387, 29.7456) |
| Luminance | 0.0694 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.83
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.00
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.30
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.16
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.19
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#234696 #967323
analogous
#238096 #234696 #3A2396
triadic
#234696 #962346 #469623
tetradic
#234696 #962380 #967323 #23963A
square
#234696 #962380 #967323 #23963A
split-complementary
#234696 #963A23 #809623
monochromatic
#0C1833 #172F64 #234696 #2F5DC8 #5B81D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.79
#234696 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#234696 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #234696
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##234696 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##234696 | 1.00 | 8.79 | 2.39 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0E5099
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004594
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005967
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #234696; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 70, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.138 263.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f78b5',
500: '#234696',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #234696; $custom-light: #6f78b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#234696",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 70,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.739,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41693,
"c": 0.13783,
"h": 263.7
},
"luminance": 0.0694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#234696
secondary
#BD9E58
accent
#B443E5
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#080911
muted
#7B7B80