#2240C4#2240C4

#2240C4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.207 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2240C4
RGB	rgb(34, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(229, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(229, 83%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.96, 38.59, -71.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.96, 81.06, 298.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% -0.0115 -0.2065)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.207 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4534, 7.9909, 53.0999)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.66

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2240C4 #C4A622

analogous

#2291C4 #2240C4 #5522C4

triadic

#2240C4 #C42240 #40C422

tetradic

#2240C4 #C42291 #C4A622 #22C455

square

#2240C4 #C42291 #C4A622 #22C455

split-complementary

#2240C4 #C45522 #91C422

monochromatic

#101E5C #192F90 #2240C4 #4561DF #798DE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#2240C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#2240C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2240C4

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2240C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2240C4	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2240c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.207 266.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b75d7',
    500: '#2240c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2240c4;
$custom-light: #7b75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2240c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.889,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44597,
    "c": 0.20687,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2240C4

secondary

#CFBE73

accent

#CC3BED

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEDFA

border

#CAC8D3

text

#0B0815

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2240C4

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

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