#234D84#234D84

#234D84 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.103 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234D84
RGB	rgb(35, 77, 132)
HSL	hsl(214, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(214, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 41.7%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 5.30, -35.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 35.54, 278.58°)
OKLab	oklab(41.98% -0.0246 -0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(41.98% 0.103 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.5103, 7.3302, 22.8444)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234D84 #845A23

analogous

#237D84 #234D84 #2A2384

triadic

#234D84 #84234D #4D8423

tetradic

#234D84 #84237D #845A23 #23842A

square

#234D84 #84237D #845A23 #23842A

split-complementary

#234D84 #842A23 #7D8423

monochromatic

#091523 #163154 #234D84 #3069B4 #5188D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#234D84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#234D84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234D84

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234D84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234D84	1.00	8.52	2.47	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335186

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244883

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234d84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 77, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.103 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7ea8',
    500: '#234d84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234d84;
$custom-light: #6b7ea8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234d84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.021,
    "s": 58.084,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41983,
    "c": 0.10324,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234D84

secondary

#B4884E

accent

#9E46E1

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#07090F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #234D84

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

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