#223BBD#223BBD

#223BBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.204 H 267.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223BBD
RGB	rgb(34, 59, 189)
HSL	hsl(230, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(230, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 68.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.13, 39.19, -70.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.13, 80.39, 299.17°)
OKLab	oklab(43.06% -0.0089 -0.2034)
OKLCH	oklch(43.06% 0.204 267.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.4058, 7.1408, 48.9114)
Luminance	0.0714 (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

#223BBD #BDA422

analogous

#2288BD #223BBD #5722BD

triadic

#223BBD #BD223B #3BBD22

tetradic

#223BBD #BD2288 #BDA422 #22BD57

square

#223BBD #BD2288 #BDA422 #22BD57

split-complementary

#223BBD #BD5722 #88BD22

monochromatic

#0F1B55 #192B89 #223BBD #4059DD #7386E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#223BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#223BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223BBD

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223BBD	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 59, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.204 267.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a71d2',
    500: '#223bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223bbd;
$custom-light: #7a71d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.323,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43055,
    "c": 0.20361,
    "h": 267.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223BBD

secondary

#CDBE6E

accent

#D03BEC

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFECFA

border

#CAC7D3

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #223BBD

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

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