#234D7E#234D7E

#234D7E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.095 H 254.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234D7E
RGB	rgb(35, 77, 126)
HSL	hsl(212, 57%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(212, 72%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 38.9%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.19, 2.96, -31.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.19, 32.13, 275.29°)
OKLab	oklab(41.59% -0.0262 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(41.59% 0.095 254)
XYZ	xyz(7.1115, 7.1707, 20.7439)
Luminance	0.0717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234D7E #7E5423

analogous

#237B7E #234D7E #27237E

triadic

#234D7E #7E234D #4D7E23

tetradic

#234D7E #7E237B #7E5423 #237E27

square

#234D7E #7E237B #7E5423 #237E27

split-complementary

#234D7E #7E2723 #7B7E23

monochromatic

#08121E #16304E #234D7E #306AAE #4E89CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#234D7E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#234D7E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234D7E

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234D7E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234D7E	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375080

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29487D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00585F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234d7e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 77, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.095 254.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a7ea3',
    500: '#234d7e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234d7e;
$custom-light: #6a7ea3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234d7e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41591,
    "c": 0.09471,
    "h": 254
  },
  "luminance": 0.07171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234D7E

secondary

#B0824C

accent

#9A48E0

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#07090F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #234D7E

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

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