#234AB5#234AB5

#234AB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.175 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234AB5
RGB	rgb(35, 74, 181)
HSL	hsl(224, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(224, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 59.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 26.54, -60.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 66.03, 293.70°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% -0.0158 -0.1748)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.175 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.4794, 8.5897, 44.7601)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234AB5 #B58E23

analogous

#2393B5 #234AB5 #4523B5

triadic

#234AB5 #B5234A #4AB523

tetradic

#234AB5 #B52393 #B58E23 #23B545

square

#234AB5 #B52393 #B58E23 #23B545

split-complementary

#234AB5 #B54523 #93B523

monochromatic

#0F204E #193582 #234AB5 #3C66D9 #6F8EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#234AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#234AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234AB5

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234AB5	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 74, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.175 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777ccc',
    500: '#234ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234ab5;
$custom-light: #777ccc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.973,
    "s": 67.593,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45102,
    "c": 0.17549,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234AB5

secondary

#CAB06A

accent

#BC3DEA

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF9

border

#C9C9D2

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #234AB5

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

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