#234E97#234E97

#234E97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.129 H 260.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234E97
RGB	rgb(35, 78, 151)
HSL	hsl(218, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 48.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.06, 12.11, -44.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.06, 45.95, 285.28°)
OKLab	oklab(43.55% -0.0218 -0.1272)
OKLCH	oklch(43.55% 0.129 260.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0014, 8.0395, 30.3495)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234E97 #976C23

analogous

#238897 #234E97 #322397

triadic

#234E97 #97234E #4E9723

tetradic

#234E97 #972388 #976C23 #239732

square

#234E97 #972388 #976C23 #239732

split-complementary

#234E97 #973223 #889723

monochromatic

#0C1B34 #173465 #234E97 #2F68C9 #5B8AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#234E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#234E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234E97

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234E97	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26569A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#044B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.129 260.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7fb6',
    500: '#234e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234e97;
$custom-light: #6f7fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.759,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43548,
    "c": 0.12909,
    "h": 260.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234E97

secondary

#BE9858

accent

#A942E5

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #234E97

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

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