#234CAA#234CAA
#234CAA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.158 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #234CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 76, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 79%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.4%, 55.3%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.86, 20.93, -54.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.86, 58.35, 291.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.59% -0.0178 -0.1571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.59% 0.158 263.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5307, 8.4273, 39.0940) |
| Luminance | 0.0843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.01
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.94
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.95
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.10
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.65
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#234CAA #AA8123
analogous
#238FAA #234CAA #3E23AA
triadic
#234CAA #AA234C #4CAA23
tetradic
#234CAA #AA238F #AA8123 #23AA3E
square
#234CAA #AA238F #AA8123 #23AA3E
split-complementary
#234CAA #AA3E23 #8FAA23
monochromatic
#0E1F44 #193577 #234CAA #3566D5 #688CE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.82
#234CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#234CAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #234CAA
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##234CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##234CAA | 1.00 | 7.82 | 2.69 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006373
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #234caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 76, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.158 263.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#747dc4',
500: '#234caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #234caa; $custom-light: #747dc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#234caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 76,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.778,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44586,
"c": 0.15812,
"h": 263.5
},
"luminance": 0.08428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#234CAA
secondary
#C6A863
accent
#B53FE9
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82