#234AAE#234AAE
#234AAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.166 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #234AAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 74, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 57.5%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.62, 23.83, -57.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.62, 62.00, 292.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.5% -0.0162 -0.1653) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.5% 0.166 264.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7792, 8.3096, 41.0720) |
| Luminance | 0.0831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.00
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.35
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.58
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.67
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.77
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#234AAE #AE8723
analogous
#238FAE #234AAE #4123AE
triadic
#234AAE #AE234A #4AAE23
tetradic
#234AAE #AE238F #AE8723 #23AE41
square
#234AAE #AE238F #AE8723 #23AE41
split-complementary
#234AAE #AE4123 #8FAE23
monochromatic
#0F1F48 #19347B #234AAE #3764D7 #6A8CE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.89
#234AAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#234AAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #234AAE
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##234AAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##234AAE | 1.00 | 7.89 | 2.66 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004BAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006374
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #234aae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 74, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.166 264.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#757cc7',
500: '#234aae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #234aae; $custom-light: #757cc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#234aae",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 74,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.165,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44504,
"c": 0.16607,
"h": 264.4
},
"luminance": 0.08311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#234AAE
secondary
#C7AC66
accent
#B93EE9
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEDF8
border
#C9C8D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82