#234998#234998

#234998 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.137 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234998
RGB	rgb(35, 73, 152)
HSL	hsl(221, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(221, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 52%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.68, 15.88, -47.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.68, 49.78, 288.61°)
OKLab	oklab(42.51% -0.0174 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(42.51% 0.137 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.7411, 7.3884, 30.6651)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234998 #987223

analogous

#238498 #234998 #382398

triadic

#234998 #982349 #499823

tetradic

#234998 #982384 #987223 #239838

square

#234998 #982384 #987223 #239838

split-complementary

#234998 #983823 #849823

monochromatic

#0C1935 #183166 #234998 #2E61CA #5C85D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#234998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#234998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234998

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234998	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#17539B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 73, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.137 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707bb7',
    500: '#234998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234998;
$custom-light: #707bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.513,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42507,
    "c": 0.13683,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234998

secondary

#BE9D59

accent

#B142E6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #234998

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

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