#234B96#234B96

#234B96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.131 H 261.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234B96
RGB	rgb(35, 75, 150)
HSL	hsl(219, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(219, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 50%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.12, 13.74, -45.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.12, 47.29, 286.89°)
OKLab	oklab(42.8% -0.0193 -0.13)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.131 261.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.7123, 7.5905, 29.8542)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234B96 #966E23

analogous

#238596 #234B96 #342396

triadic

#234B96 #96234B #4B9623

tetradic

#234B96 #962385 #966E23 #239634

square

#234B96 #962385 #966E23 #239634

split-complementary

#234B96 #963423 #859623

monochromatic

#0C1933 #173264 #234B96 #2F64C8 #5B87D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#234B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#234B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234B96

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234B96	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#205399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004994

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 75, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.131 261.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7cb5',
    500: '#234b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234b96;
$custom-light: #6f7cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.13,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42798,
    "c": 0.13145,
    "h": 261.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234B96

secondary

#BD9A58

accent

#AD43E5

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #234B96

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

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