#2238BD#2238BD

#2238BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.207 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2238BD
RGB	rgb(34, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(231, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(231, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.44, 41.04, -71.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.44, 82.29, 299.92°)
OKLab	oklab(42.56% -0.0077 -0.2067)
OKLCH	oklch(42.56% 0.207 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.2560, 6.8412, 48.8615)
Luminance	0.0684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2238BD #BDA722

analogous

#2285BD #2238BD #5922BD

triadic

#2238BD #BD2238 #38BD22

tetradic

#2238BD #BD2285 #BDA722 #22BD59

square

#2238BD #BD2285 #BDA722 #22BD59

split-complementary

#2238BD #BD5922 #85BD22

monochromatic

#0F1955 #192989 #2238BD #4056DD #7384E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#2238BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2238BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2238BD

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2238BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2238BD	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2238bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.207 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6fd2',
    500: '#2238bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2238bd;
$custom-light: #7a6fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2238bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.484,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4256,
    "c": 0.20683,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2238BD

secondary

#CDBF6E

accent

#D33BEC

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFECFA

border

#CAC7D3

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2238BD

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

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