#234DAE#234DAE

#234DAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.162 H 263.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234DAE
RGB	rgb(35, 77, 174)
HSL	hsl(222, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(222, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 55.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.44, 21.83, -55.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.44, 60.01, 291.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.12% -0.0182 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(45.12% 0.162 263.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.9843, 8.7198, 41.1404)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234DAE #AE8423

analogous

#2392AE #234DAE #3F23AE

triadic

#234DAE #AE234D #4DAE23

tetradic

#234DAE #AE2392 #AE8423 #23AE3F

square

#234DAE #AE2392 #AE8423 #23AE3F

split-complementary

#234DAE #AE3F23 #92AE23

monochromatic

#0F2048 #19367B #234DAE #3768D7 #6A8EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#234DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#234DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234DAE

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234DAE	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 77, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.162 263.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757ec7',
    500: '#234dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234dae;
$custom-light: #757ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.871,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45122,
    "c": 0.16234,
    "h": 263.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234DAE

secondary

#C7AA66

accent

#B63EE9

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #234DAE

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

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