#223597#223597

#223597 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.161 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223597
RGB	rgb(34, 53, 151)
HSL	hsl(230, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(230, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 64.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.07, 28.96, -55.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.07, 62.76, 297.48°)
OKLab	oklab(38.27% -0.0036 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(38.27% 0.161 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.5168, 5.1198, 29.8642)
Luminance	0.0512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#223597 #978422

analogous

#227097 #223597 #4A2297

triadic

#223597 #972235 #359722

tetradic

#223597 #972270 #978422 #22974A

square

#223597 #972270 #978422 #22974A

split-complementary

#223597 #974A22 #709722

monochromatic

#0C1233 #172365 #223597 #2D47C9 #5A6EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.37

#223597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#223597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223597

10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223597	1.00	10.37	2.02	10.37
#FFFFFF	10.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 53, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.161 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#706cb7',
    500: '#223597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223597;
$custom-light: #706cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.256,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38269,
    "c": 0.16107,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223597

secondary

#BEAD57

accent

#CC42E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #223597

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

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