#223C97#223C97

#223C97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.152 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223C97
RGB	rgb(34, 60, 151)
HSL	hsl(227, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(227, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 60.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.92, 24.23, -52.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.92, 57.98, 294.70°)
OKLab	oklab(39.63% -0.0083 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(39.63% 0.152 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.8595, 5.8053, 29.9785)
Luminance	0.0581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#223C97 #977D22

analogous

#227797 #223C97 #432297

triadic

#223C97 #97223C #3C9722

tetradic

#223C97 #972277 #977D22 #229743

square

#223C97 #972277 #977D22 #229743

split-complementary

#223C97 #974322 #779722

monochromatic

#0C1433 #172865 #223C97 #2D50C9 #5A76DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#223C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#223C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223C97

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223C97	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 60, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.152 266.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7071b6',
    500: '#223c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223c97;
$custom-light: #7071b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39634,
    "c": 0.15234,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223C97

secondary

#BEA757

accent

#C242E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #223C97

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

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