#224599#224599

#224599 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.144 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224599
RGB	rgb(34, 69, 153)
HSL	hsl(222, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(222, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 54.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 18.87, -49.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 53.05, 290.84°)
OKLab	oklab(41.68% -0.0148 -0.1429)
OKLCH	oklch(41.68% 0.144 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.5355, 6.8953, 31.0119)
Luminance	0.0690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224599 #997622

analogous

#228199 #224599 #3B2299

triadic

#224599 #992245 #459922

tetradic

#224599 #992281 #997622 #22993B

square

#224599 #992281 #997622 #22993B

split-complementary

#224599 #993B22 #819922

monochromatic

#0C1835 #172E67 #224599 #2D5CCB #5B80DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#224599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#224599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224599

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224599	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 69, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.144 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7078b8',
    500: '#224599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224599;
$custom-light: #7078b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.353,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41678,
    "c": 0.14365,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224599

secondary

#BFA158

accent

#B641E7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224599

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

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