#2240AE#2240AE

#2240AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.179 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2240AE
RGB	rgb(34, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(227, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(227, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.95, 30.40, -61.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.95, 68.69, 296.26°)
OKLab	oklab(42.5% -0.0107 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(42.5% 0.179 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.1304, 7.0617, 40.8653)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2240AE #AE9022

analogous

#2286AE #2240AE #4A22AE

triadic

#2240AE #AE2240 #40AE22

tetradic

#2240AE #AE2286 #AE9022 #22AE4A

square

#2240AE #AE2286 #AE9022 #22AE4A

split-complementary

#2240AE #AE4A22 #86AE22

monochromatic

#0E1A48 #182D7B #2240AE #3658D8 #6983E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#2240AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#2240AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2240AE

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2240AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2240AE	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2240ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.179 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7574c7',
    500: '#2240ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2240ae;
$custom-light: #7574c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2240ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.143,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.425,
    "c": 0.17857,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2240AE

secondary

#C7B264

accent

#C53EEA

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEDF8

border

#C9C8D1

text

#0A0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2240AE

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

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