#222597#222597

#222597 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.179 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222597
RGB	rgb(34, 37, 151)
HSL	hsl(238, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(238, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 75.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.33, 39.12, -61.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.33, 73.18, 302.32°)
OKLab	oklab(35.56% 0.005 -0.179)
OKLCH	oklch(35.56% 0.179 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.9053, 3.8968, 29.6604)
Luminance	0.0390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222597 #979422

analogous

#226097 #222597 #5A2297

triadic

#222597 #972225 #259722

tetradic

#222597 #972260 #979422 #22975A

square

#222597 #972260 #979422 #22975A

split-complementary

#222597 #975A22 #609722

monochromatic

#0C0D33 #171965 #222597 #2D31C9 #5A5DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.80

#222597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#222597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222597

11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222597	1.00	11.80	1.78	11.80
#FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 37, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.179 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7261b7',
    500: '#222597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222597;
$custom-light: #7261b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.462,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35557,
    "c": 0.1791,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222597

secondary

#BEBB57

accent

#E242E6

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #222597

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

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