#223CBC#223CBC

#223CBC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.201 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223CBC
RGB	rgb(34, 60, 188)
HSL	hsl(230, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(230, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.26, 38.20, -69.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.26, 79.20, 298.83°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% -0.0093 -0.201)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.201 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3495, 7.2013, 48.3590)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.84

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#223CBC #BCA222

analogous

#2289BC #223CBC #5522BC

triadic

#223CBC #BC223C #3CBC22

tetradic

#223CBC #BC2289 #BCA222 #22BC55

square

#223CBC #BC2289 #BCA222 #22BC55

split-complementary

#223CBC #BC5522 #89BC22

monochromatic

#0F1B54 #192B88 #223CBC #3F59DC #7386E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#223CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#223CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223CBC

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223CBC	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 60, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.201 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7972d1',
    500: '#223cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223cbc;
$custom-light: #7972d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.87,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43124,
    "c": 0.20124,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223CBC

secondary

#CDBC6D

accent

#CE3CEC

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFECFA

border

#CAC7D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #223CBC

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

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