#223CA8#223CA8
#223CA8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.175 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #223CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 60, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 80%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.8%, 64.3%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.39, 30.76, -60.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.39, 67.91, 296.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.19% -0.0083 -0.1752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.19% 0.175 267.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3410, 6.3979, 37.7808) |
| Luminance | 0.0640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.37
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.43
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.68
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.51
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.13
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#223CA8 #A88E22
analogous
#227FA8 #223CA8 #4B22A8
triadic
#223CA8 #A8223C #3CA822
tetradic
#223CA8 #A8227F #A88E22 #22A84B
square
#223CA8 #A8227F #A88E22 #22A84B
split-complementary
#223CA8 #A84B22 #7FA822
monochromatic
#0D1842 #182A75 #223CA8 #3252D5 #657DE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.21
#223CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#223CA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #223CA8
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##223CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##223CA8 | 1.00 | 9.21 | 2.28 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0041A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00586C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #223ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 60, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.175 267.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7471c3',
500: '#223ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #223ca8; $custom-light: #7471c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#223ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 60,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.358,
"s": 66.337,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41189,
"c": 0.17542,
"h": 267.3
},
"luminance": 0.06399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#223CA8
secondary
#C5B261
accent
#C83FE9
background
#F7F6FC
surface
#EEECF8
border
#C9C7D1
text
#0A0713
muted
#7C7A82