#2242C4#2242C4

#2242C4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.205 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2242C4
RGB	rgb(34, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(228, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 83%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.44, 37.33, -70.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.44, 79.77, 297.90°)
OKLab	oklab(44.94% -0.0124 -0.2043)
OKLCH	oklch(44.94% 0.205 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5682, 8.2205, 53.1382)
Luminance	0.0822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.93

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2242C4 #C4A422

analogous

#2293C4 #2242C4 #5322C4

triadic

#2242C4 #C42242 #42C422

tetradic

#2242C4 #C42293 #C4A422 #22C453

square

#2242C4 #C42293 #C4A422 #22C453

split-complementary

#2242C4 #C45322 #93C422

monochromatic

#101F5C #193090 #2242C4 #4563DF #798FE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#2242C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#2242C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2242C4

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2242C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2242C4	1.00	7.94	2.64	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2242c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.205 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b76d7',
    500: '#2242c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2242c4;
$custom-light: #7b76d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2242c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.148,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44943,
    "c": 0.20464,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2242C4

secondary

#CFBD73

accent

#CA3BED

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEDFA

border

#CAC8D3

text

#0B0815

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2242C4

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

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