#234EA1#234EA1

#234EA1 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.143 H 261.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234EA1
RGB	rgb(35, 78, 161)
HSL	hsl(220, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(220, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 51.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, 16.06, -49.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 51.79, 288.06°)
OKLab	oklab(44.3% -0.0203 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(44.3% 0.143 261.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8482, 8.3782, 34.8094)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234EA1 #A17623

analogous

#238DA1 #234EA1 #3723A1

triadic

#234EA1 #A1234E #4EA123

tetradic

#234EA1 #A1238D #A17623 #23A137

square

#234EA1 #A1238D #A17623 #23A137

split-complementary

#234EA1 #A13723 #8DA123

monochromatic

#0D1D3C #18366F #234EA1 #2F67D2 #628CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#234EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#234EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234EA1

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234EA1	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1958A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.143 261.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727fbd',
    500: '#234ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234ea1;
$custom-light: #727fbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.524,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.443,
    "c": 0.14315,
    "h": 261.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234EA1

secondary

#C2A05E

accent

#AE41E7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF7

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #234EA1

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

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