#2237A0#2237A0
#2237A0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.171 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2237A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 55, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 79%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.41, 31.04, -58.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.41, 66.65, 297.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.5% -0.0052 -0.1707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.5% 0.171 268.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3688, 5.6096, 33.8926) |
| Luminance | 0.0561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.56
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.49
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.96
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 6.08
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.70
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2237A0 #A08B22
analogous
#2276A0 #2237A0 #4C22A0
triadic
#2237A0 #A02237 #37A022
tetradic
#2237A0 #A02276 #A08B22 #22A04C
square
#2237A0 #A02276 #A08B22 #22A04C
split-complementary
#2237A0 #A04C22 #76A022
monochromatic
#0D143B #17266E #2237A0 #2D48D2 #5F74DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.90
#2237A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.12
#2237A0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2237A0
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2237A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2237A0 | 1.00 | 9.90 | 2.12 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0049A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003D9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005366
Achromatopsia (no color)
#434343
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2237a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 55, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.171 268.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#736dbd',
500: '#2237a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2237a0; $custom-light: #736dbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2237a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 55,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230,
"s": 64.948,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39501,
"c": 0.17076,
"h": 268.3
},
"luminance": 0.05611
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2237A0
secondary
#C2B15C
accent
#CC40E8
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EEEBF7
border
#C9C6D0
text
#090712
muted
#7B7A81