#234FA9#234FA9
#234FA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.153 H 262.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #234FA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 79, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.3%, 53.3%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.62, 18.53, -52.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.62, 55.80, 289.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.14% -0.0201 -0.1517) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.14% 0.153 262.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6480, 8.8126, 38.6682) |
| Luminance | 0.0881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.37
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.69
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.97
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.30
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.17
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#234FA9 #A97D23
analogous
#2392A9 #234FA9 #3A23A9
triadic
#234FA9 #A9234F #4FA923
tetradic
#234FA9 #A92392 #A97D23 #23A93A
square
#234FA9 #A92392 #A97D23 #23A93A
split-complementary
#234FA9 #A93A23 #92A923
monochromatic
#0E2044 #193776 #234FA9 #3469D5 #678EDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.60
#234FA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#234FA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #234FA9
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##234FA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##234FA9 | 1.00 | 7.60 | 2.76 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0C5AAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006574
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #234fa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 79, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.153 262.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#737fc3',
500: '#234fa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #234fa9; $custom-light: #737fc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#234fa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 79,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.299,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45141,
"c": 0.15299,
"h": 262.4
},
"luminance": 0.08814
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#234FA9
secondary
#C5A563
accent
#B13FE9
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#090A13
muted
#7B7C82