#234CB0#234CB0
#234CB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.166 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #234CB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 76, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.1%, 56.8%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.32, 23.27, -57.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.32, 61.83, 292.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.08% -0.0174 -0.1654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.08% 0.166 264) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1113, 8.6595, 42.1517) |
| Luminance | 0.0866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.28
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.70
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.78
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.92
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.78
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#234CB0 #B08723
analogous
#2393B0 #234CB0 #4123B0
triadic
#234CB0 #B0234C #4CB023
tetradic
#234CB0 #B02393 #B08723 #23B041
square
#234CB0 #B02393 #B08723 #23B041
split-complementary
#234CB0 #B04123 #93B023
monochromatic
#0F204A #19367D #234CB0 #3967D8 #6C8EE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.69
#234CB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#234CB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #234CB0
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##234CB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##234CB0 | 1.00 | 7.69 | 2.73 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005AB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004DAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006576
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #234cb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 76, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.166 264.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#757dc8',
500: '#234cb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #234cb0; $custom-light: #757dc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#234cb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 76,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.553,
"s": 66.825,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45081,
"c": 0.1663,
"h": 264
},
"luminance": 0.08661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#234CB0
secondary
#C8AC67
accent
#B83EEA
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82