#234FAE#234FAE

#234FAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.160 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234FAE
RGB	rgb(35, 79, 174)
HSL	hsl(221, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(221, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 54.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 20.49, -55.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 58.69, 290.43°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% -0.0196 -0.1586)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.16 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1264, 9.0040, 41.1877)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234FAE #AE8223

analogous

#2394AE #234FAE #3C23AE

triadic

#234FAE #AE234F #4FAE23

tetradic

#234FAE #AE2394 #AE8223 #23AE3C

square

#234FAE #AE2394 #AE8223 #23AE3C

split-complementary

#234FAE #AE3C23 #94AE23

monochromatic

#0F2148 #19387B #234FAE #376AD7 #6A90E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#234FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#234FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234FAE

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234FAE	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 79, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.160 262.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.007,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4554,
    "c": 0.15985,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234FAE

secondary

#C7A866

accent

#B33EE9

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #234FAE

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

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