#222596#222596

#222596 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.178 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222596
RGB	rgb(34, 37, 150)
HSL	hsl(238, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(238, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.22, 38.77, -61.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.22, 72.62, 302.27°)
OKLab	oklab(35.45% 0.0052 -0.1778)
OKLCH	oklch(35.45% 0.178 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.8244, 3.8645, 29.2345)
Luminance	0.0386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222596 #969322

analogous

#225F96 #222596 #592296

triadic

#222596 #962225 #259622

tetradic

#222596 #96225F #969322 #229659

square

#222596 #96225F #969322 #229659

split-complementary

#222596 #965922 #5F9622

monochromatic

#0B0C32 #171964 #222596 #2D31C8 #595CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.84

#222596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#222596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222596

11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222596	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)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003294

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 37, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.178 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7261b6',
    500: '#222596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222596;
$custom-light: #7261b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.448,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35447,
    "c": 0.17785,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222596

secondary

#BEBB56

accent

#E242E6

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDEAF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #222596

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

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