#224496#224496

#224496 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.141 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224496
RGB	rgb(34, 68, 150)
HSL	hsl(222, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 54.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.06, 18.37, -48.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.06, 51.94, 290.72°)
OKLab	oklab(41.22% -0.0143 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(41.22% 0.141 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.2299, 6.6754, 29.7030)
Luminance	0.0668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224496 #967422

analogous

#227E96 #224496 #3A2296

triadic

#224496 #962244 #449622

tetradic

#224496 #96227E #967422 #22963A

square

#224496 #96227E #967422 #22963A

split-complementary

#224496 #963A22 #7E9622

monochromatic

#0B1732 #172D64 #224496 #2D5BC8 #597FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#224496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#224496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224496

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224496	1.00	8.99	2.34	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#034F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 68, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.141 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f77b5',
    500: '#224496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224496;
$custom-light: #6f77b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.414,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41219,
    "c": 0.1407,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224496

secondary

#BE9F56

accent

#B642E6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224496

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

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