#23499A#23499A
#23499A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.140 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23499A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 73, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 52.6%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.82, 16.67, -48.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.82, 50.96, 289.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.66% -0.0171 -0.1386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.66% 0.14 263) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9063, 7.4545, 31.5351) |
| Luminance | 0.0746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.81
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.55
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.40
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.73
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.86
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23499A #9A7423
analogous
#23859A #23499A #38239A
triadic
#23499A #9A2349 #499A23
tetradic
#23499A #9A2385 #9A7423 #239A38
square
#23499A #9A2385 #9A7423 #239A38
split-complementary
#23499A #9A3823 #859A23
monochromatic
#0C1A36 #183168 #23499A #2E61CC #5D85DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.43
#23499A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#23499A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #23499A
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23499A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23499A | 1.00 | 8.43 | 2.49 | 8.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#13539D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004898
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23499a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 73, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.140 263.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707bb8',
500: '#23499a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23499a; $custom-light: #707bb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23499a",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 73,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.84,
"s": 62.963,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42663,
"c": 0.13965,
"h": 263
},
"luminance": 0.07456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23499A
secondary
#BF9F5A
accent
#B242E6
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#090911
muted
#7B7B80