#234EAE#234EAE

#234EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.161 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234EAE
RGB	rgb(35, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(221, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(221, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.71, 21.16, -55.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.71, 59.35, 290.88°)
OKLab	oklab(45.33% -0.0189 -0.16)
OKLCH	oklch(45.33% 0.161 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0548, 8.8608, 41.1639)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234EAE #AE8323

analogous

#2393AE #234EAE #3D23AE

triadic

#234EAE #AE234E #4EAE23

tetradic

#234EAE #AE2393 #AE8323 #23AE3D

square

#234EAE #AE2393 #AE8323 #23AE3D

split-complementary

#234EAE #AE3D23 #93AE23

monochromatic

#0F2048 #19377B #234EAE #3769D7 #6A8FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#234EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#234EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234EAE

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234EAE	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.161 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757fc7',
    500: '#234eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234eae;
$custom-light: #757fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.439,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4533,
    "c": 0.1611,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234EAE

secondary

#C7A966

accent

#B53EE9

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #234EAE

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

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