#234C86#234C86

#234C86 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.107 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234C86
RGB	rgb(35, 76, 134)
HSL	hsl(215, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(215, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 43.3%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.36, 6.75, -36.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.36, 37.29, 280.44°)
OKLab	oklab(41.88% -0.0232 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(41.88% 0.107 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.5791, 7.2466, 23.5489)
Luminance	0.0725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234C86 #865D23

analogous

#237D86 #234C86 #2C2386

triadic

#234C86 #86234C #4C8623

tetradic

#234C86 #86237D #865D23 #23862C

square

#234C86 #86237D #865D23 #23862C

split-complementary

#234C86 #862C23 #7D8623

monochromatic

#0A1525 #163055 #234C86 #3068B7 #5287D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#234C86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#234C86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234C86

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234C86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234C86	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305188

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4885

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234c86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 76, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.107 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7da9',
    500: '#234c86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234c86;
$custom-light: #6b7da9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234c86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.152,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41879,
    "c": 0.1073,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234C86

secondary

#B58B4F

accent

#A146E2

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #234C86

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

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