#222C8C#222C8C

#222C8C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.157 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222C8C
RGB	rgb(34, 44, 140)
HSL	hsl(234, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(234, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 68.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.78, 30.79, -54.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.78, 62.41, 299.56°)
OKLab	oklab(35.55% 0.0028 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(35.55% 0.157 271)
XYZ	xyz(6.2924, 4.0342, 25.2529)
Luminance	0.0403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222C8C #8C8222

analogous

#22618C #222C8C #4D228C

triadic

#222C8C #8C222C #2C8C22

tetradic

#222C8C #8C2261 #8C8222 #228C4D

square

#222C8C #8C2261 #8C8222 #228C4D

split-complementary

#222C8C #8C4D22 #618C22

monochromatic

#0A0D2A #161D5B #222C8C #2E3BBD #535FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.62

#222C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#222C8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222C8C

11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222C8C	1.00	11.62	1.81	11.62
#FFFFFF	11.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00348A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 44, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.157 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f65af',
    500: '#222c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222c8c;
$custom-light: #6f65af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.34,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35545,
    "c": 0.15703,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.04035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222C8C

secondary

#B9AF51

accent

#D544E4

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF5

border

#C8C6CF

text

#080510

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #222C8C

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

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