#223C96#223C96

#223C96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.151 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223C96
RGB	rgb(34, 60, 150)
HSL	hsl(227, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(227, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 60%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.83, 23.84, -52.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.83, 57.38, 294.55°)
OKLab	oklab(39.55% -0.0083 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(39.55% 0.151 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.7786, 5.7729, 29.5526)
Luminance	0.0577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#223C96 #967C22

analogous

#227696 #223C96 #422296

triadic

#223C96 #96223C #3C9622

tetradic

#223C96 #962276 #967C22 #229642

square

#223C96 #962276 #967C22 #229642

split-complementary

#223C96 #964222 #769622

monochromatic

#0B1432 #172864 #223C96 #2D50C8 #5976D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.75

#223C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#223C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223C96

9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223C96	1.00	9.75	2.15	9.75
#FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 60, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.151 266.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7071b6',
    500: '#223c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223c96;
$custom-light: #7071b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.552,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39546,
    "c": 0.15095,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223C96

secondary

#BEA656

accent

#C142E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #223C96

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

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