#234D86#234D86

#234D86 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.106 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234D86
RGB	rgb(35, 77, 134)
HSL	hsl(215, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(215, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 42.5%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.67, 6.09, -36.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.67, 36.69, 279.55°)
OKLab	oklab(42.12% -0.0242 -0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(42.12% 0.106 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.6485, 7.3855, 23.5721)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234D86 #865C23

analogous

#237E86 #234D86 #2A2386

triadic

#234D86 #86234D #4D8623

tetradic

#234D86 #86237E #865C23 #23862A

square

#234D86 #86237E #865C23 #23862A

split-complementary

#234D86 #862A23 #7E8623

monochromatic

#0A1525 #163155 #234D86 #3069B7 #5288D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#234D86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#234D86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234D86

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234D86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234D86	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325288

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224985

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234d86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 77, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.106 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7ea9',
    500: '#234d86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234d86;
$custom-light: #6b7ea9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234d86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.545,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42117,
    "c": 0.1061,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234D86

secondary

#B58A4F

accent

#A046E2

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #234D86

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

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