#223B98#223B98

#223B98 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.155 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223B98
RGB	rgb(34, 59, 152)
HSL	hsl(227, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(227, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 61.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.73, 25.30, -53.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.73, 59.25, 295.27°)
OKLab	oklab(39.52% -0.0075 -0.1548)
OKLCH	oklch(39.52% 0.155 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.8892, 5.7341, 30.3907)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#223B98 #987F22

analogous

#227698 #223B98 #442298

triadic

#223B98 #98223B #3B9822

tetradic

#223B98 #982276 #987F22 #229844

square

#223B98 #982276 #987F22 #229844

split-complementary

#223B98 #984422 #769822

monochromatic

#0C1434 #172866 #223B98 #2D4ECA #5A75DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.78

#223B98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#223B98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223B98

9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223B98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223B98	1.00	9.78	2.15	9.78
#FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223b98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 59, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.155 267.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7070b7',
    500: '#223b98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223b98;
$custom-light: #7070b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223b98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.288,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39523,
    "c": 0.15499,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223B98

secondary

#BEA957

accent

#C341E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #223B98

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

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