#223BA7#223BA7
#223BA7 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.175 H 267.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #223BA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 59, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.6%, 64.7%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.05, 31.04, -60.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.05, 68.01, 297.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.91% -0.0077 -0.1751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.91% 0.175 267.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1963, 6.2570, 37.2748) |
| Luminance | 0.0626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.16
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.65
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.95
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.49
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.20
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#223BA7 #A78E22
analogous
#227EA7 #223BA7 #4C22A7
triadic
#223BA7 #A7223B #3BA722
tetradic
#223BA7 #A7227E #A78E22 #22A74C
square
#223BA7 #A7227E #A78E22 #22A74C
split-complementary
#223BA7 #A74C22 #7EA722
monochromatic
#0D1741 #182974 #223BA7 #3150D5 #647BDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.33
#223BA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.25
#223BA7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #223BA7
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##223BA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##223BA7 | 1.00 | 9.33 | 2.25 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0041A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00586B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #223ba7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 59, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.175 267.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7470c2',
500: '#223ba7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #223ba7; $custom-light: #7470c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#223ba7",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 59,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.722,
"s": 66.169,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40908,
"c": 0.17528,
"h": 267.5
},
"luminance": 0.06258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#223BA7
secondary
#C5B260
accent
#C93FE9
background
#F7F6FC
surface
#EEECF8
border
#C9C7D1
text
#0A0712
muted
#7C7A81