#234E9A#234E9A
#234E9A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.133 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #234E9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 78, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 49.4%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.27, 13.30, -45.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.27, 47.70, 286.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.77% -0.0213 -0.1316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.77% 0.133 260.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2482, 8.1381, 31.6490) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.27
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.79
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.33
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.11
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.54
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#234E9A #9A6F23
analogous
#238A9A #234E9A #33239A
triadic
#234E9A #9A234E #4E9A23
tetradic
#234E9A #9A238A #9A6F23 #239A33
square
#234E9A #9A238A #9A6F23 #239A33
split-complementary
#234E9A #9A3323 #8A9A23
monochromatic
#0C1B36 #183568 #234E9A #2E67CC #5D8ADA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#234E9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#234E9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #234E9A
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##234E9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##234E9A | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#23569D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004B98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00606C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #234e9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.133 260.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707fb8',
500: '#234e9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #234e9a; $custom-light: #707fb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#234e9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 78,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.319,
"s": 62.963,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4377,
"c": 0.13333,
"h": 260.8
},
"luminance": 0.08139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#234E9A
secondary
#BF9A5A
accent
#AB42E6
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF6
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090A11
muted
#7B7C80