#234e93

Color #234e93

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.8 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#234e93

RGB

rgb(35, 78, 147)

HSL

hsl(217, 61.5%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 76.2%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.2%, 46.9%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(33.8, 10.53, -42.33)

LCH

lch(33.8, 43.62, 283.97)

OKLCH

oklch(43.3%, 0.1235, 259.5)

HWB

hwb(217, 13.7%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#936823

Analogous

#238693

#234e93

#302393

Triadic

#234e93

#93234e

#4e9323

Split-complementary

#234e93

#933023

#869323

Tetradic

#234e93

#682393

#936823

#4e9323

Square

#234e93

#932386

#936823

#239330

Shades

Color #234e93 mixed toward black.

#1d417b

#173462

#12274a

#0c1a31

#060d19

Tints

Color #234e93 mixed toward white.

#2e65bf

#4e82d5

#7ba1df

#a7c1ea

#d3e0f4

Tones

Color #234e93 mixed toward gray.

#2c508a

#365280

#3f5577

#48576e

#525964

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.58:1

White text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3b86 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#383483 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#267b78 · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 22.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #234e93;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#234e93]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#234e93 (#234e93) is rgb(35, 78, 147) in RGB.

No, #234e93 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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