#234997#234997

#234997 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.135 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234997
RGB	rgb(35, 73, 151)
HSL	hsl(220, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(220, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 51.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.60, 15.49, -46.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.60, 49.18, 288.36°)
OKLab	oklab(42.43% -0.0175 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(42.43% 0.135 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.6596, 7.3558, 30.2356)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234997 #977123

analogous

#238397 #234997 #372397

triadic

#234997 #972349 #499723

tetradic

#234997 #972383 #977123 #239737

square

#234997 #972383 #977123 #239737

split-complementary

#234997 #973723 #839723

monochromatic

#0C1934 #173165 #234997 #2F61C9 #5B85D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#234997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#234997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234997

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234997	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18529A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 73, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.135 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7bb6',
    500: '#234997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234997;
$custom-light: #6f7bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.345,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42429,
    "c": 0.13541,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234997

secondary

#BE9C58

accent

#B042E5

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #234997

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

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