#223B96#223B96

#223B96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.152 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223B96
RGB	rgb(34, 59, 150)
HSL	hsl(227, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(227, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 60.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.56, 24.52, -52.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.56, 58.07, 294.98°)
OKLab	oklab(39.34% -0.0076 -0.152)
OKLCH	oklch(39.34% 0.152 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7268, 5.6692, 29.5353)
Luminance	0.0567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#223B96 #967D22

analogous

#227596 #223B96 #432296

triadic

#223B96 #96223B #3B9622

tetradic

#223B96 #962275 #967D22 #229643

square

#223B96 #962275 #967D22 #229643

split-complementary

#223B96 #964322 #759622

monochromatic

#0B1432 #172764 #223B96 #2D4FC8 #5975D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.84

#223B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#223B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223B96

9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223B96	1.00	9.84	2.13	9.84
#FFFFFF	9.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 59, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.152 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7070b6',
    500: '#223b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223b96;
$custom-light: #7070b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.069,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39344,
    "c": 0.15222,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223B96

secondary

#BEA756

accent

#C342E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #223B96

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

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