#234AA0#234AA0

#234AA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.147 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234AA0
RGB	rgb(35, 74, 160)
HSL	hsl(221, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(221, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 53.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.55, 18.36, -50.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.55, 53.83, 289.94°)
OKLab	oklab(43.35% -0.0173 -0.1458)
OKLCH	oklch(43.35% 0.147 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4848, 7.7919, 34.2550)
Luminance	0.0779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234AA0 #A07923

analogous

#2388A0 #234AA0 #3A23A0

triadic

#234AA0 #A0234A #4AA023

tetradic

#234AA0 #A02388 #A07923 #23A03A

square

#234AA0 #A02388 #A07923 #23A03A

split-complementary

#234AA0 #A03A23 #88A023

monochromatic

#0D1C3C #18336E #234AA0 #2F62D1 #6187DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#234AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#234AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234AA0

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234AA0	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0955A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 74, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.147 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727bbd',
    500: '#234aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234aa0;
$custom-light: #727bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.28,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43354,
    "c": 0.14681,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234AA0

secondary

#C1A25D

accent

#B341E7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #234AA0

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

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