#2242BD#2242BD
#2242BD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.196 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2242BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 66, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 82%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.79, 34.74, -67.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.79, 75.87, 297.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.27% -0.0121 -0.1954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.27% 0.196 266.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7900, 7.9092, 49.0395) |
| Luminance | 0.0791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 1.36
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.64
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 4.15
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.54
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.33
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2242BD #BD9D22
analogous
#228FBD #2242BD #4F22BD
triadic
#2242BD #BD2242 #42BD22
tetradic
#2242BD #BD228F #BD9D22 #22BD4F
square
#2242BD #BD228F #BD9D22 #22BD4F
split-complementary
#2242BD #BD4F22 #8FBD22
monochromatic
#0F1E55 #193089 #2242BD #4060DD #738BE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.13
#2242BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#2242BD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2242BD
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2242BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2242BD | 1.00 | 8.13 | 2.58 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006379
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2242bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 66, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.196 266.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7976d2',
500: '#2242bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2242bd; $custom-light: #7976d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2242bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 66,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.613,
"s": 69.507,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44274,
"c": 0.19574,
"h": 266.4
},
"luminance": 0.07911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2242BD
secondary
#CDB96E
accent
#C83BEC
background
#F8F7FD
surface
#EFEDFA
border
#CAC8D3
text
#0B0814
muted
#7C7B83