#234C79#234C79

#234C79 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.089 H 252.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234C79
RGB	rgb(35, 76, 121)
HSL	hsl(211, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(211, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 37.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.59, 1.69, -29.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.59, 29.88, 273.24°)
OKLab	oklab(41.03% -0.0265 -0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(41.03% 0.089 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.7275, 6.9060, 19.0639)
Luminance	0.0691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234C79 #795023

analogous

#237779 #234C79 #252379

triadic

#234C79 #79234C #4C7923

tetradic

#234C79 #792377 #795023 #237925

square

#234C79 #792377 #795023 #237925

split-complementary

#234C79 #792523 #777923

monochromatic

#08101A #152E4A #234C79 #316AA8 #4B88CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.82

#234C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#234C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234C79

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234C79	1.00	8.82	2.38	8.82
#FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#384F7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4778

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00565C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 76, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.089 252.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#697da0',
    500: '#234c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234c79;
$custom-light: #697da0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.395,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41028,
    "c": 0.08876,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234C79

secondary

#AC7E4C

accent

#9749DE

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#07090E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #234C79

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

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