#234BA6#234BA6
#234BA6 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.154 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #234BA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 75, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 65%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.9%, 54.8%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.28, 20.04, -53.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.28, 56.68, 290.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.05% -0.0175 -0.1529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.05% 0.154 263.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0897, 8.1415, 37.1087) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 1.88
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.40
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.44
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.92
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.94
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#234BA6 #A67E23
analogous
#238DA6 #234BA6 #3C23A6
triadic
#234BA6 #A6234B #4BA623
tetradic
#234BA6 #A6238D #A67E23 #23A63C
square
#234BA6 #A6238D #A67E23 #23A63C
split-complementary
#234BA6 #A63C23 #8DA623
monochromatic
#0E1D41 #183473 #234BA6 #3264D4 #658ADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#234BA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#234BA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #234BA6
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##234BA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##234BA6 | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004BA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006171
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #234ba6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 75, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.154 263.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#737cc1',
500: '#234ba6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #234ba6; $custom-light: #737cc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#234ba6",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 75,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.679,
"s": 65.174,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4405,
"c": 0.15387,
"h": 263.5
},
"luminance": 0.08143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#234BA6
secondary
#C4A661
accent
#B540E8
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#090912
muted
#7B7B81