#2240BC#2240BC

#2240BC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.197 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2240BC
RGB	rgb(34, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(228, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(228, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.21, 35.65, -67.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.21, 76.62, 297.73°)
OKLab	oklab(43.82% -0.0111 -0.1964)
OKLCH	oklch(43.82% 0.197 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.5670, 7.6363, 48.4315)
Luminance	0.0764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.22

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2240BC #BC9E22

analogous

#228DBC #2240BC #5122BC

triadic

#2240BC #BC2240 #40BC22

tetradic

#2240BC #BC228D #BC9E22 #22BC51

square

#2240BC #BC228D #BC9E22 #22BC51

split-complementary

#2240BC #BC5122 #8DBC22

monochromatic

#0F1D54 #192E88 #2240BC #3F5EDC #7389E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#2240BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#2240BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2240BC

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2240BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2240BC	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2240bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.197 266.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7974d1',
    500: '#2240bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2240bc;
$custom-light: #7974d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2240bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.312,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4382,
    "c": 0.19675,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2240BC

secondary

#CDBA6D

accent

#CA3CEC

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEDFA

border

#CAC8D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2240BC

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

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