#234D85#234D85

#234D85 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.105 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234D85
RGB	rgb(35, 77, 133)
HSL	hsl(214, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(214, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 42.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.61, 5.69, -35.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.61, 36.11, 279.07°)
OKLab	oklab(42.05% -0.0244 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(42.05% 0.105 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.5791, 7.3577, 23.2065)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234D85 #855B23

analogous

#237E85 #234D85 #2A2385

triadic

#234D85 #85234D #4D8523

tetradic

#234D85 #85237E #855B23 #23852A

square

#234D85 #85237E #855B23 #23852A

split-complementary

#234D85 #852A23 #7E8523

monochromatic

#091524 #163155 #234D85 #3069B5 #5188D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#234D85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#234D85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234D85

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234D85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234D85	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335287

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234984

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234d85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 77, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.105 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7ea9',
    500: '#234d85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234d85;
$custom-light: #6b7ea9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234d85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42049,
    "c": 0.10468,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234D85

secondary

#B5894F

accent

#9F46E2

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #234D85

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

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