#234E81#234E81

#234E81 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.098 H 254.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234E81
RGB	rgb(35, 78, 129)
HSL	hsl(213, 57%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(213, 73%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 39.5%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.68, 3.47, -33.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.68, 33.26, 275.99°)
OKLab	oklab(42.03% -0.0264 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(42.03% 0.098 254.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.3785, 7.3903, 21.8022)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234E81 #815623

analogous

#237D81 #234E81 #272381

triadic

#234E81 #81234E #4E8123

tetradic

#234E81 #81237D #815623 #238127

square

#234E81 #81237D #815623 #238127

split-complementary

#234E81 #812723 #7D8123

monochromatic

#091421 #163151 #234E81 #306BB1 #4F8ACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#234E81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#234E81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234E81

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234E81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234E81	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375283

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294980

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234e81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.098 254.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a7fa6',
    500: '#234e81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234e81;
$custom-light: #6a7fa6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234e81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.553,
    "s": 57.317,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42028,
    "c": 0.09782,
    "h": 254.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234E81

secondary

#B3844D

accent

#9A47E1

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070A0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #234E81

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

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