#234E85#234E85

#234E85 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.103 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234E85
RGB	rgb(35, 78, 133)
HSL	hsl(214, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(214, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 41.4%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, 5.03, -35.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 35.53, 278.14°)
OKLab	oklab(42.29% -0.0254 -0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(42.29% 0.104 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.6496, 7.4987, 23.2300)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234E85 #855A23

analogous

#237F85 #234E85 #292385

triadic

#234E85 #85234E #4E8523

tetradic

#234E85 #85237F #855A23 #238529

square

#234E85 #85237F #855A23 #238529

split-complementary

#234E85 #852923 #7F8523

monochromatic

#091524 #163255 #234E85 #306AB5 #5189D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#234E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#234E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234E85

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234E85	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345287

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254984

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.103 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7fa9',
    500: '#234e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234e85;
$custom-light: #6b7fa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.673,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42289,
    "c": 0.1035,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234E85

secondary

#B5884F

accent

#9D46E2

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #234E85

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

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