#2240BD#2240BD

#2240BD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.198 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2240BD
RGB	rgb(34, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(228, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(228, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.31, 36.02, -68.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.31, 77.18, 297.82°)
OKLab	oklab(43.92% -0.0112 -0.1977)
OKLCH	oklch(43.92% 0.198 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.6752, 7.6796, 49.0012)
Luminance	0.0768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.14

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2240BD #BD9F22

analogous

#228DBD #2240BD #5122BD

triadic

#2240BD #BD2240 #40BD22

tetradic

#2240BD #BD228D #BD9F22 #22BD51

square

#2240BD #BD228D #BD9F22 #22BD51

split-complementary

#2240BD #BD5122 #8DBD22

monochromatic

#0F1D55 #192E89 #2240BD #405EDD #738AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#2240BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#2240BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2240BD

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2240BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2240BD	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2240bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.198 266.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7974d2',
    500: '#2240bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2240bd;
$custom-light: #7974d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2240bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.387,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43917,
    "c": 0.19802,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2240BD

secondary

#CDBB6E

accent

#CA3BEC

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEDFA

border

#CAC8D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2240BD

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

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