#222599#222599

#222599 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.182 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222599
RGB	rgb(34, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(238, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 75.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.55, 39.81, -62.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.55, 74.28, 302.41°)
OKLab	oklab(35.78% 0.0047 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(35.78% 0.182 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.0691, 3.9624, 30.5231)
Luminance	0.0396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222599 #999622

analogous

#226199 #222599 #5B2299

triadic

#222599 #992225 #259922

tetradic

#222599 #992261 #999622 #22995B

square

#222599 #992261 #999622 #22995B

split-complementary

#222599 #995B22 #619922

monochromatic

#0C0D35 #171967 #222599 #2D31CB #5B5EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.71

#222599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#222599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222599

11.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222599	1.00	11.71	1.79	11.71
#FFFFFF	11.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.182 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7361b8',
    500: '#222599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222599;
$custom-light: #7361b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.487,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35778,
    "c": 0.18161,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222599

secondary

#BFBC58

accent

#E241E7

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090512

muted

#7B7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #222599

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

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