#234D96#234D96

#234D96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.129 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234D96
RGB	rgb(35, 77, 150)
HSL	hsl(218, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 48.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.70, 12.39, -44.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.70, 46.00, 285.62°)
OKLab	oklab(43.25% -0.021 -0.1272)
OKLCH	oklch(43.25% 0.129 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.8500, 7.8661, 29.9001)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234D96 #966C23

analogous

#238796 #234D96 #332396

triadic

#234D96 #96234D #4D9623

tetradic

#234D96 #962387 #966C23 #239633

square

#234D96 #962387 #966C23 #239633

split-complementary

#234D96 #963323 #879623

monochromatic

#0C1A33 #173464 #234D96 #2F66C8 #5B89D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#234D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#234D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234D96

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234D96	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#024A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 77, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.129 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7eb5',
    500: '#234d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234d96;
$custom-light: #6f7eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.087,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43248,
    "c": 0.12893,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234D96

secondary

#BD9858

accent

#AA43E5

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #234D96

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

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