#223EA0#223EA0

#223EA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.162 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223EA0
RGB	rgb(34, 62, 160)
HSL	hsl(227, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(227, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 61.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.21, 26.37, -56.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.21, 61.92, 295.20°)
OKLab	oklab(40.84% -0.0095 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(40.84% 0.162 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.7253, 6.3224, 34.0114)
Luminance	0.0632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#223EA0 #A08422

analogous

#227DA0 #223EA0 #4522A0

triadic

#223EA0 #A0223E #3EA022

tetradic

#223EA0 #A0227D #A08422 #22A045

square

#223EA0 #A0227D #A08422 #22A045

split-complementary

#223EA0 #A04522 #7DA022

monochromatic

#0D173B #172A6E #223EA0 #2D52D2 #5F7BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.27

#223EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#223EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223EA0

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223EA0	1.00	9.27	2.26	9.27
#FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 62, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.162 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7272bd',
    500: '#223ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223ea0;
$custom-light: #7272bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40837,
    "c": 0.16222,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223EA0

secondary

#C2AB5C

accent

#C340E8

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF7

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #223EA0

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

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