#222996#222996

#222996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.174 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222996
RGB	rgb(34, 41, 150)
HSL	hsl(236, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(236, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.09, 36.35, -59.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.09, 70.13, 301.22°)
OKLab	oklab(36.07% 0.0033 -0.1736)
OKLCH	oklch(36.07% 0.174 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.9558, 4.1272, 29.2783)
Luminance	0.0413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222996 #968F22

analogous

#226396 #222996 #552296

triadic

#222996 #962229 #299622

tetradic

#222996 #962263 #968F22 #229655

square

#222996 #962263 #968F22 #229655

split-complementary

#222996 #965522 #639622

monochromatic

#0B0E32 #171B64 #222996 #2D37C8 #5961D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.50

#222996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#222996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222996

11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222996	1.00	11.50	1.83	11.50
#FFFFFF	11.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 41, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.174 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7163b6',
    500: '#222996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222996;
$custom-light: #7163b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.379,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36068,
    "c": 0.17364,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222996

secondary

#BEB756

accent

#DC42E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #222996

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

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