#234BAE#234BAE

#234BAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.165 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234BAE
RGB	rgb(35, 75, 174)
HSL	hsl(223, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(223, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 56.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.89, 23.16, -56.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.89, 61.33, 292.19°)
OKLab	oklab(44.71% -0.0168 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(44.71% 0.165 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8465, 8.4442, 41.0944)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234BAE #AE8623

analogous

#2390AE #234BAE #4023AE

triadic

#234BAE #AE234B #4BAE23

tetradic

#234BAE #AE2390 #AE8623 #23AE40

square

#234BAE #AE2390 #AE8623 #23AE40

split-complementary

#234BAE #AE4023 #90AE23

monochromatic

#0F1F48 #19357B #234BAE #3765D7 #6A8CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#234BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#234BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234BAE

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234BAE	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 75, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.165 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757cc7',
    500: '#234bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234bae;
$custom-light: #757cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.734,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44708,
    "c": 0.16483,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234BAE

secondary

#C7AB66

accent

#B83EE9

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #234BAE

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

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