#234EA0#234EA0

#234EA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.142 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234EA0
RGB	rgb(35, 78, 160)
HSL	hsl(219, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(219, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 51.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.69, 15.66, -48.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.69, 51.21, 287.81°)
OKLab	oklab(44.22% -0.0204 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(44.22% 0.142 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.7604, 8.3430, 34.3469)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234EA0 #A07523

analogous

#238CA0 #234EA0 #3623A0

triadic

#234EA0 #A0234E #4EA023

tetradic

#234EA0 #A0238C #A07523 #23A036

square

#234EA0 #A0238C #A07523 #23A036

split-complementary

#234EA0 #A03623 #8CA023

monochromatic

#0D1D3C #18366E #234EA0 #2F67D1 #618BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#234EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#234EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234EA0

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234EA0	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B58A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.142 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717fbd',
    500: '#234ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234ea0;
$custom-light: #717fbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.36,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44223,
    "c": 0.14175,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234EA0

secondary

#C19F5D

accent

#AE41E7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #234EA0

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

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