#234CA2#234CA2
#234CA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.147 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #234CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 76, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 64%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 78%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.4%, 53.1%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.26, 17.80, -50.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.26, 53.68, 289.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.94% -0.0186 -0.1459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.94% 0.147 262.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7968, 8.1337, 35.2290) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.22
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.86
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.54
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.22
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.57
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#234CA2 #A27923
analogous
#238BA2 #234CA2 #3923A2
triadic
#234CA2 #A2234C #4CA223
tetradic
#234CA2 #A2238B #A27923 #23A239
square
#234CA2 #A2238B #A27923 #23A239
split-complementary
#234CA2 #A23923 #8BA223
monochromatic
#0D1D3D #183470 #234CA2 #3064D2 #628ADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#234CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#234CA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #234CA2
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##234CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##234CA2 | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0F57A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004BA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00616F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #234ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 76, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.147 262.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#727dbe',
500: '#234ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #234ca2; $custom-light: #727dbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#234ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 76,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.63,
"s": 64.467,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43944,
"c": 0.14706,
"h": 262.7
},
"luminance": 0.08135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#234CA2
secondary
#C2A25E
accent
#B240E7
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF7
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090912
muted
#7B7B81