#223FAE#223FAE
#223FAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.180 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #223FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 63, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.5%, 63.8%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.69, 31.06, -62.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.69, 69.36, 296.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.31% -0.0102 -0.1795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.31% 0.18 266.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0745, 6.9499, 40.8467) |
| Luminance | 0.0695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.12
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.46
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.05
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.81
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.84
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#223FAE #AE9122
analogous
#2285AE #223FAE #4B22AE
triadic
#223FAE #AE223F #3FAE22
tetradic
#223FAE #AE2285 #AE9122 #22AE4B
square
#223FAE #AE2285 #AE9122 #22AE4B
split-complementary
#223FAE #AE4B22 #85AE22
monochromatic
#0E1A48 #182C7B #223FAE #3657D8 #6982E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.79
#223FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#223FAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #223FAE
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##223FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##223FAE | 1.00 | 8.79 | 2.39 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #223fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 63, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.180 266.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7673c7',
500: '#223fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #223fae; $custom-light: #7673c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#223fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 63,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.571,
"s": 67.308,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42312,
"c": 0.17977,
"h": 266.8
},
"luminance": 0.06951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#223FAE
secondary
#C7B364
accent
#C63EEA
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEDF8
border
#C9C8D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82