#223CBD#223CBD

#223CBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.203 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223CBD
RGB	rgb(34, 60, 189)
HSL	hsl(230, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(230, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 68.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.36, 38.56, -69.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.36, 79.76, 298.91°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% -0.0094 -0.2023)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.203 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.4577, 7.2446, 48.9287)
Luminance	0.0725 (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

#223CBD #BDA322

analogous

#2289BD #223CBD #5522BD

triadic

#223CBD #BD223C #3CBD22

tetradic

#223CBD #BD2289 #BDA322 #22BD55

square

#223CBD #BD2289 #BDA322 #22BD55

split-complementary

#223CBD #BD5522 #89BD22

monochromatic

#0F1B55 #192C89 #223CBD #405ADD #7387E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#223CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#223CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223CBD

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223CBD	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 60, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.203 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a72d2',
    500: '#223cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223cbd;
$custom-light: #7a72d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.935,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43223,
    "c": 0.20251,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223CBD

secondary

#CDBD6E

accent

#CF3BEC

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFECFA

border

#CAC7D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #223CBD

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

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