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#234fa8 color: The Blues Brothers

#234fa8 is rgb(35, 79, 168) in RGB and oklch(45.062% 0.15161 262.326) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

45.1%
0.152
262°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • blue-800
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.76:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #234fa8

#234fa8 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.1% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.62:1 contrast and black text 2.76:1, 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: #234fa8 mixed with white

  1. 234fa8
  2. 3861b2
  3. 4d73bb
  4. 6284c5
  5. 7795ce
  6. 8da7d7
  7. a3b8df
  8. b9cae7
  9. d0dbf0
  10. e7edf7

Darker: #234fa8 mixed with black

  1. 234fa8
  2. 1d4492
  3. 17387c
  4. 112e67
  5. 0c2352
  6. 07193f
  7. 04102c
  8. 01071a
  9. 00020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #234fa8 with less saturation

  1. 234fa8
  2. 2951a0
  3. 2f5298
  4. 345390
  5. 395488
  6. 3e5580
  7. 435577
  8. 48566f
  9. 4c5667
  10. 51565e

Questions about #234fa8

What color is #234fa8?

#234fa8 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is The Blues Brothers. In RGB it is rgb(35, 79, 168), in HSL hsl(220.15, 65.52%, 39.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.062% 0.15161 262.326).

What colors go well with #234fa8?

The complementary color of #234fa8 is #734d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005e8a and #5a3fa1. The triadic partners are #98242c and #056902.

Is white or black text more readable on #234fa8?

White text reads better on #234fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and black gives 2.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #234fa8 a warm or cool color?

#234fa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 45.1% and its chroma 0.152.