#224897#224897

#224897 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.137 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224897
RGB	rgb(34, 72, 151)
HSL	hsl(221, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(221, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 52.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.28, 16.04, -47.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.28, 49.86, 288.77°)
OKLab	oklab(42.17% -0.0174 -0.1359)
OKLCH	oklch(42.17% 0.137 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5610, 7.2082, 30.2123)
Luminance	0.0721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224897 #977122

analogous

#228397 #224897 #372297

triadic

#224897 #972248 #489722

tetradic

#224897 #972283 #977122 #229737

square

#224897 #972283 #977122 #229737

split-complementary

#224897 #973722 #839722

monochromatic

#0C1833 #173065 #224897 #2D60C9 #5A83DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#224897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#224897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224897

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224897	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#15529A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 72, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.137 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7ab6',
    500: '#224897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224897;
$custom-light: #6f7ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.513,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42169,
    "c": 0.13698,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224897

secondary

#BE9C57

accent

#B142E6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224897

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

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