#234996#234996

#234996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.134 H 262.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234996
RGB	rgb(35, 73, 150)
HSL	hsl(220, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(220, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.53, 15.09, -46.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.53, 48.59, 288.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.35% -0.0176 -0.1328)
OKLCH	oklch(42.35% 0.134 262.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.5787, 7.3235, 29.8097)
Luminance	0.0732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234996 #967023

analogous

#238396 #234996 #372396

triadic

#234996 #962349 #499623

tetradic

#234996 #962383 #967023 #239637

square

#234996 #962383 #967023 #239637

split-complementary

#234996 #963723 #839623

monochromatic

#0C1933 #173164 #234996 #2F61C8 #5B84D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#234996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#234996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234996

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234996	1.00	8.52	2.46	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 73, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.134 262.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7bb5',
    500: '#234996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234996;
$custom-light: #6f7bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.174,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42352,
    "c": 0.13398,
    "h": 262.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234996

secondary

#BD9C58

accent

#AF43E5

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #234996

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

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