#2242A4#2242A4
#2242A4 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.163 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2242A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 66, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.3%, 59.8%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.61, 25.22, -56.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.61, 61.55, 294.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.99% -0.012 -0.1622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.99% 0.163 265.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3064, 6.9158, 35.9592) |
| Luminance | 0.0692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.85
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.58
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.52
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.94
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.71
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2242A4 #A48422
analogous
#2283A4 #2242A4 #4322A4
triadic
#2242A4 #A42242 #42A422
tetradic
#2242A4 #A42283 #A48422 #22A443
square
#2242A4 #A42283 #A48422 #22A443
split-complementary
#2242A4 #A44322 #83A422
monochromatic
#0D193F #172E71 #2242A4 #2F58D4 #6281DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.81
#2242A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.38
#2242A4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2242A4
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2242A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2242A4 | 1.00 | 8.81 | 2.38 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005B6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2242a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 66, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.163 265.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7375c0',
500: '#2242a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2242a4; $custom-light: #7375c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2242a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 66,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.231,
"s": 65.657,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41987,
"c": 0.1627,
"h": 265.8
},
"luminance": 0.06917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2242A4
secondary
#C4AB5E
accent
#BF3FE9
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEDF7
border
#C9C8D0
text
#090812
muted
#7B7B81