#2240A6#2240A6
#2240A6 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.168 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2240A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 64, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.5%, 61.4%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.25, 27.34, -57.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.25, 64.07, 295.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.77% -0.0107 -0.1675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.77% 0.168 266.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3736, 6.7590, 36.8796) |
| Luminance | 0.0676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.77
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.45
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.57
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.27
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.55
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2240A6 #A68822
analogous
#2282A6 #2240A6 #4622A6
triadic
#2240A6 #A62240 #40A622
tetradic
#2240A6 #A62282 #A68822 #22A646
square
#2240A6 #A62282 #A68822 #22A646
split-complementary
#2240A6 #A64622 #82A622
monochromatic
#0D1940 #182C73 #2240A6 #3056D5 #637FDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.93
#2240A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#2240A6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2240A6
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2240A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2240A6 | 1.00 | 8.93 | 2.35 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005A6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2240a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 64, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.168 266.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7374c1',
500: '#2240a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2240a6; $custom-light: #7374c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2240a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 64,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.364,
"s": 66,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41769,
"c": 0.16788,
"h": 266.3
},
"luminance": 0.0676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2240A6
secondary
#C4AD5F
accent
#C23FE9
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEDF8
border
#C9C8D1
text
#090812
muted
#7B7B81