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#234fa7 color: The Blues Brothers

#234fa7 is rgb(35, 79, 167) in RGB and oklch(44.984% 0.15023 262.212) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

45%
0.150
262°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #234fa7

#234fa7 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.64:1 contrast and black text 2.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is The Blues Brothers (#214daa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #234fa7 mixed with white

  1. 234fa7
  2. 3861b1
  3. 4d73bb
  4. 6284c4
  5. 7795cd
  6. 8da7d6
  7. a3b8df
  8. b9cae7
  9. d0dbef
  10. e7edf7

Darker: #234fa7 mixed with black

  1. 234fa7
  2. 1d4491
  3. 17387b
  4. 112e66
  5. 0c2352
  6. 07193e
  7. 04102c
  8. 01071a
  9. 00020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #234fa7 with less saturation

  1. 234fa7
  2. 29519f
  3. 2f5297
  4. 34538f
  5. 395487
  6. 3e557f
  7. 435577
  8. 48566f
  9. 4c5666
  10. 51555e

Questions about #234fa7

What color is #234fa7?

#234fa7 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is The Blues Brothers. In RGB it is rgb(35, 79, 167), in HSL hsl(220, 65.35%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.984% 0.15023 262.212).

What colors go well with #234fa7?

The complementary color of #234fa7 is #734d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005e8a and #5a3fa0. The triadic partners are #97242c and #086803.

Is white or black text more readable on #234fa7?

White text reads better on #234fa7: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and black gives 2.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #234fa7 a warm or cool color?

#234fa7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 45% and its chroma 0.15.