#222B8E#222B8E

#222B8E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.161 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222B8E
RGB	rgb(34, 43, 142)
HSL	hsl(235, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(235, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 69.7%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.74, 32.18, -55.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.74, 64.24, 300.06°)
OKLab	oklab(35.57% 0.0032 -0.1609)
OKLCH	oklch(35.57% 0.161 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.4044, 4.0202, 26.0244)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222B8E #8E8522

analogous

#22618E #222B8E #4F228E

triadic

#222B8E #8E222B #2B8E22

tetradic

#222B8E #8E2261 #8E8522 #228E4F

square

#222B8E #8E2261 #8E8522 #228E4F

split-complementary

#222B8E #8E4F22 #618E22

monochromatic

#0A0D2B #161C5D #222B8E #2E3ABF #545FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#222B8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#222B8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222B8E

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222B8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222B8E	1.00	11.64	1.80	11.64
#FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00338C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004659

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222b8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 43, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.161 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f64b0',
    500: '#222b8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222b8e;
$custom-light: #6f64b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222b8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35571,
    "c": 0.1609,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222B8E

secondary

#BAB152

accent

#D743E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #222B8E

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

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