#234A98#234A98
#234A98 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.136 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #234A98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 74, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 51.3%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.96, 15.21, -46.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.96, 49.12, 288.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.73% -0.0182 -0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.73% 0.136 262.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8074, 7.5209, 30.6872) |
| Luminance | 0.0752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.49
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.85
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.91
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.56
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.87
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#234A98 #987123
analogous
#238598 #234A98 #372398
triadic
#234A98 #98234A #4A9823
tetradic
#234A98 #982385 #987123 #239837
square
#234A98 #982385 #987123 #239837
split-complementary
#234A98 #983723 #859823
monochromatic
#0C1A35 #183266 #234A98 #2E62CA #5C86D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.39
#234A98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#234A98 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #234A98
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##234A98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##234A98 | 1.00 | 8.39 | 2.50 | 8.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1A539B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004896
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #234a98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 74, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.136 262.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707bb7',
500: '#234a98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #234a98; $custom-light: #707bb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#234a98",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 74,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 62.567,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42727,
"c": 0.13556,
"h": 262.3
},
"luminance": 0.07522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#234A98
secondary
#BE9C59
accent
#AF42E6
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#090911
muted
#7B7B80