#234B79#234B79

#234B79 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.090 H 253.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234B79
RGB	rgb(35, 75, 121)
HSL	hsl(212, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(212, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 38%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.28, 2.35, -30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.28, 30.42, 274.43°)
OKLab	oklab(40.78% -0.0254 -0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(40.78% 0.09 253.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.6591, 6.7693, 19.0411)
Luminance	0.0677 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234B79 #795123

analogous

#237679 #234B79 #262379

triadic

#234B79 #79234B #4B7923

tetradic

#234B79 #792376 #795123 #237926

square

#234B79 #792376 #795123 #237926

split-complementary

#234B79 #792623 #767923

monochromatic

#08101A #152E4A #234B79 #3168A8 #4B87CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#234B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#234B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234B79

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234B79	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#364E7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4678

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00565C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 75, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.090 253.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#697ca0',
    500: '#234b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234b79;
$custom-light: #697ca0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.093,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40781,
    "c": 0.08986,
    "h": 253.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234B79

secondary

#AC7F4C

accent

#9949DE

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#07090E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #234B79

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

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