#221EA8#221EA8

#221EA8 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.206 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#221EA8
RGB	rgb(34, 30, 168)
HSL	hsl(242, 70%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(242, 82%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 82.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.98, 48.50, -71.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.98, 86.09, 304.29°)
OKLab	oklab(36.59% 0.0039 -0.2059)
OKLCH	oklch(36.59% 0.206 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.1895, 4.0949, 37.3970)
Luminance	0.0410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#221EA8 #A4A81E

analogous

#1E5FA8 #221EA8 #671EA8

triadic

#221EA8 #A8221E #1EA822

tetradic

#221EA8 #A81E5F #A4A81E #1EA867

square

#221EA8 #A81E5F #A4A81E #1EA867

split-complementary

#221EA8 #A8671E #5FA81E

monochromatic

#0D0B40 #171574 #221EA8 #2F2AD9 #625EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.54

#221EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#221EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #221EA8

11.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##221EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##221EA8	1.00	11.54	1.82	11.54
#FFFFFF	11.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0040AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0032A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #221ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 30, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.206 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#775ec3',
    500: '#221ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #221ea8;
$custom-light: #775ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#221ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.739,
    "s": 69.697,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3659,
    "c": 0.20591,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#221EA8

secondary

#C4C75B

accent

#ED3BE7

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#EFE9F8

border

#CAC5D1

text

#0B0513

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #221EA8

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

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