#222498#222498

#222498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.181 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222498
RGB	rgb(34, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(239, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(239, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.23, 40.05, -62.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.23, 74.33, 302.60°)
OKLab	oklab(35.52% 0.0053 -0.1813)
OKLCH	oklch(35.52% 0.181 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.9561, 3.8681, 30.0797)
Luminance	0.0387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222498 #989622

analogous

#225F98 #222498 #5B2298

triadic

#222498 #982224 #249822

tetradic

#222498 #98225F #989622 #22985B

square

#222498 #98225F #989622 #22985B

split-complementary

#222498 #985B22 #5F9822

monochromatic

#0C0C34 #171866 #222498 #2D30CA #5A5CDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.84

#222498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#222498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222498

11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222498	1.00	11.84	1.77	11.84
#FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.181 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7260b8',
    500: '#222498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222498;
$custom-light: #7260b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.983,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35521,
    "c": 0.18136,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222498

secondary

#BEBD57

accent

#E441E6

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #222498

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

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