#234EC9#234EC9

#234EC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.197 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234EC9
RGB	rgb(35, 78, 201)
HSL	hsl(224, 70%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(224, 83%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.6%, 61.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 31.54, -67.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 74.75, 294.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.63% -0.0177 -0.1961)
OKLCH	oklch(47.63% 0.197 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9564, 10.0214, 56.4458)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234EC9 #C99E23

analogous

#23A1C9 #234EC9 #4B23C9

triadic

#234EC9 #C9234E #4EC923

tetradic

#234EC9 #C923A1 #C99E23 #23C94B

square

#234EC9 #C923A1 #C99E23 #23C94B

split-complementary

#234EC9 #C94B23 #A1C923

monochromatic

#112661 #1A3A95 #234EC9 #4A71DF #7E9AE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#234EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#234EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234EC9

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234EC9	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.197 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7fda',
    500: '#234ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234ec9;
$custom-light: #7c7fda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.458,
    "s": 70.339,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4763,
    "c": 0.19693,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234EC9

secondary

#D1BA77

accent

#BF3BED

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFB

border

#CAC9D4

text

#0B0A15

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #234EC9

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

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