#224498#224498

#224498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.144 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224498
RGB	rgb(34, 68, 152)
HSL	hsl(223, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(223, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 55.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, 19.16, -49.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 53.13, 291.14°)
OKLab	oklab(41.38% -0.0141 -0.1428)
OKLCH	oklch(41.38% 0.144 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.3923, 6.7404, 30.5584)
Luminance	0.0674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224498 #987622

analogous

#227F98 #224498 #3B2298

triadic

#224498 #982244 #449822

tetradic

#224498 #98227F #987622 #22983B

square

#224498 #98227F #987622 #22983B

split-complementary

#224498 #983B22 #7F9822

monochromatic

#0C1734 #172E66 #224498 #2D5ACA #5A7FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#224498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#224498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224498

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224498	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 68, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.144 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7077b7',
    500: '#224498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224498;
$custom-light: #7077b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.712,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41382,
    "c": 0.14352,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224498

secondary

#BEA157

accent

#B741E6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224498

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

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