#234C96#234C96

#234C96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.130 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234C96
RGB	rgb(35, 76, 150)
HSL	hsl(219, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(219, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 49.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.41, 13.06, -44.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.41, 46.64, 286.26°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% -0.0202 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.13 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.7806, 7.7272, 29.8770)
Luminance	0.0773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#234C96 #966D23

analogous

#238696 #234C96 #342396

triadic

#234C96 #96234C #4C9623

tetradic

#234C96 #962386 #966D23 #239634

square

#234C96 #962386 #966D23 #239634

split-complementary

#234C96 #963423 #869623

monochromatic

#0C1A33 #173364 #234C96 #2F65C8 #5B88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#234C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#234C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234C96

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234C96	1.00	8.25	2.55	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 76, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.130 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7db5',
    500: '#234c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234c96;
$custom-light: #6f7db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.609,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43022,
    "c": 0.13018,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234C96

secondary

#BD9958

accent

#AB43E5

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #234C96

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

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