#234899#234899

#234899 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.140 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234899
RGB	rgb(35, 72, 153)
HSL	hsl(221, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(221, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 52.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.46, 16.96, -48.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.46, 51.03, 289.41°)
OKLab	oklab(42.37% -0.0164 -0.1385)
OKLCH	oklch(42.37% 0.14 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7582, 7.2910, 31.0765)
Luminance	0.0729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234899 #997423

analogous

#238399 #234899 #392399

triadic

#234899 #992348 #489923

tetradic

#234899 #992383 #997423 #239939

square

#234899 #992383 #997423 #239939

split-complementary

#234899 #993923 #839923

monochromatic

#0C1935 #183167 #234899 #2E5FCB #5D84DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#234899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#234899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234899

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234899	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11529C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 72, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.140 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707ab8',
    500: '#234899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234899;
$custom-light: #707ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.186,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42366,
    "c": 0.13952,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234899

secondary

#BE9F59

accent

#B242E6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #234899

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

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