#222B59#222B59

#222B59 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 30.8% C 0.083 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222B59
RGB	rgb(34, 43, 89)
HSL	hsl(230, 45%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(230, 62%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 51.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.18, 11.92, -29.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.18, 31.37, 292.33°)
OKLab	oklab(30.77% 0.0034 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(30.77% 0.083 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.3261, 2.7889, 9.8123)
Luminance	0.0279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222B59 #595022

analogous

#224759 #222B59 #352259

triadic

#222B59 #59222B #2B5922

tetradic

#222B59 #592247 #595022 #225935

square

#222B59 #592247 #595022 #225935

split-complementary

#222B59 #593522 #475922

monochromatic

#080B16 #11162D #222B59 #334085 #4456B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.48

#222B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.56

#222B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222B59

13.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222B59	1.00	13.48	1.56	13.48
#FFFFFF	13.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#15315B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D2C58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01353D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 43, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.8% 0.083 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636488',
    500: '#222b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222b59;
$custom-light: #636488;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.182,
    "s": 44.715,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30772,
    "c": 0.08289,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222B59

secondary

#8D824A

accent

#BF53D4

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBEAF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#05050B

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #222B59

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

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