#224499#224499

#224499 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.145 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224499
RGB	rgb(34, 68, 153)
HSL	hsl(223, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(223, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 55.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.29, 19.56, -50.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.29, 53.72, 291.35°)
OKLab	oklab(41.46% -0.0141 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(41.46% 0.145 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.4745, 6.7733, 30.9916)
Luminance	0.0677 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224499 #997722

analogous

#228099 #224499 #3C2299

triadic

#224499 #992244 #449922

tetradic

#224499 #992280 #997722 #22993C

square

#224499 #992280 #997722 #22993C

split-complementary

#224499 #993C22 #809922

monochromatic

#0C1735 #172E67 #224499 #2D5ACB #5B7FDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#224499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#224499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224499

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224499	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 68, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.145 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7077b8',
    500: '#224499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224499;
$custom-light: #7077b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41464,
    "c": 0.14492,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224499

secondary

#BFA158

accent

#B741E7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224499

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

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