#224699#224699

#224699 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.142 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224699
RGB	rgb(34, 70, 153)
HSL	hsl(222, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(222, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 54.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.85, 18.19, -49.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.85, 52.38, 290.33°)
OKLab	oklab(41.89% -0.0156 -0.1415)
OKLCH	oklch(41.89% 0.142 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5976, 7.0193, 31.0326)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224699 #997522

analogous

#228299 #224699 #3A2299

triadic

#224699 #992246 #469922

tetradic

#224699 #992282 #997522 #22993A

square

#224699 #992282 #997522 #22993A

split-complementary

#224699 #993A22 #829922

monochromatic

#0C1835 #172F67 #224699 #2D5DCB #5B81DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#224699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#224699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224699

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224699	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#05519C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 70, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.142 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7078b8',
    500: '#224699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224699;
$custom-light: #7078b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.849,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41893,
    "c": 0.14237,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224699

secondary

#BFA058

accent

#B541E7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224699

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

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