#234BAC#234BAC
#234BAC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.162 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #234BAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 75, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.7%, 56.4%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.74, 22.39, -55.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.74, 60.17, 291.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.54% -0.017 -0.1612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.54% 0.162 264) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6530, 8.3668, 40.0752) |
| Luminance | 0.0837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 1.94
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.11
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.25
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.16
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.57
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#234BAC #AC8423
analogous
#238FAC #234BAC #3F23AC
triadic
#234BAC #AC234B #4BAC23
tetradic
#234BAC #AC238F #AC8423 #23AC3F
square
#234BAC #AC238F #AC8423 #23AC3F
split-complementary
#234BAC #AC3F23 #8FAC23
monochromatic
#0E1F46 #193579 #234BAC #3665D6 #698CE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.85
#234BAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#234BAC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #234BAC
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##234BAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##234BAC | 1.00 | 7.85 | 2.67 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006374
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #234bac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 75, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.162 264.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#747cc5',
500: '#234bac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #234bac; $custom-light: #747cc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#234bac",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 75,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.482,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44542,
"c": 0.16211,
"h": 264
},
"luminance": 0.08368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#234BAC
secondary
#C6AA64
accent
#B73FE9
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82