#222496#222496

#222496 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.179 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222496
RGB	rgb(34, 36, 150)
HSL	hsl(239, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(239, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 76%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.01, 39.36, -61.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.01, 73.23, 302.51°)
OKLab	oklab(35.3% 0.0056 -0.1788)
OKLCH	oklch(35.3% 0.179 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7937, 3.8031, 29.2243)
Luminance	0.0380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222496 #969422

analogous

#225E96 #222496 #5A2296

triadic

#222496 #962224 #249622

tetradic

#222496 #96225E #969422 #22965A

square

#222496 #96225E #969422 #22965A

split-complementary

#222496 #965A22 #5E9622

monochromatic

#0B0C32 #171864 #222496 #2D30C8 #595BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.93

#222496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#222496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222496

11.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222496	1.00	11.93	1.76	11.93
#FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 36, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.179 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7260b6',
    500: '#222496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222496;
$custom-light: #7260b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.966,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35299,
    "c": 0.17885,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222496

secondary

#BEBC56

accent

#E342E6

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #222496

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

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