#234E73#234E73

#234E73 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.079 H 247.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234E73
RGB	rgb(35, 78, 115)
HSL	hsl(208, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(208, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 32.2%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.91, -1.90, -25.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.91, 25.66, 265.75°)
OKLab	oklab(41.17% -0.0305 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(41.17% 0.079 247.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.5109, 7.0432, 17.2327)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234E73 #734823

analogous

#237370 #234E73 #232673

triadic

#234E73 #73234E #4E7323

tetradic

#234E73 #702373 #734823 #267323

square

#234E73 #702373 #734823 #267323

split-complementary

#234E73 #732326 #737023

monochromatic

#071017 #152E44 #234E73 #316EA2 #498DC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#234E73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#234E73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234E73

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234E73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234E73	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E4F75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334872

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00575B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234e73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.079 247.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#687f9b',
    500: '#234e73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234e73;
$custom-light: #687f9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234e73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.75,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41168,
    "c": 0.0785,
    "h": 247.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234E73

secondary

#A6764C

accent

#8E4BDD

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #234E73

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

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