#234E72#234E72

#234E72 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.077 H 246.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234E72
RGB	rgb(35, 78, 114)
HSL	hsl(207, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(207, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 31.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.85, -2.28, -25.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.85, 25.15, 264.79°)
OKLab	oklab(41.11% -0.0309 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(41.11% 0.077 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4536, 7.0203, 16.9313)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234E72 #724723

analogous

#23726F #234E72 #232772

triadic

#234E72 #72234E #4E7223

tetradic

#234E72 #6F2372 #724723 #277223

square

#234E72 #6F2372 #724723 #277223

split-complementary

#234E72 #722327 #726F23

monochromatic

#071017 #152E43 #234E72 #316EA1 #488DC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#234E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#234E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234E72

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234E72	1.00	8.73	2.40	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E4F74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334871

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00575B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.077 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#677f9a',
    500: '#234e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234e72;
$custom-light: #677f9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.342,
    "s": 53.02,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4111,
    "c": 0.07718,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234E72

secondary

#A5744C

accent

#8D4BDC

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #234E72

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

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