#22159E#22159E

#22159E is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.4% C 0.201 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#22159E
RGB	rgb(34, 21, 158)
HSL	hsl(246, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(246, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 86.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.37, 49.46, -69.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.37, 85.20, 305.48°)
OKLab	oklab(34.43% 0.0085 -0.2006)
OKLCH	oklch(34.43% 0.201 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.0973, 3.3443, 32.6126)
Luminance	0.0335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#22159E #919E15

analogous

#154D9E #22159E #66159E

triadic

#22159E #9E2215 #159E22

tetradic

#22159E #9E154D #919E15 #159E66

square

#22159E #9E154D #919E15 #159E66

split-complementary

#22159E #9E6615 #4D9E15

monochromatic

#0B0732 #160E68 #22159E #2E1CD4 #5647E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.58

#22159E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#22159E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #22159E

12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##22159E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##22159E	1.00	12.58	1.67	12.58
#FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002D9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00435D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #22159e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 21, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.4% 0.201 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7559bc',
    500: '#22159e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #22159e;
$custom-light: #7559bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#22159e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.693,
    "s": 76.536,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34434,
    "c": 0.20081,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#22159E

secondary

#BBC747

accent

#F335E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F7

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #22159E

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

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