#224899#224899

#224899 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.140 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224899
RGB	rgb(34, 72, 153)
HSL	hsl(221, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(221, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 52.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.42, 16.83, -48.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.42, 51.05, 289.25°)
OKLab	oklab(42.33% -0.0172 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(42.33% 0.14 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.7248, 7.2737, 31.0750)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224899 #997322

analogous

#228499 #224899 #382299

triadic

#224899 #992248 #489922

tetradic

#224899 #992284 #997322 #229938

square

#224899 #992284 #997322 #229938

split-complementary

#224899 #993822 #849922

monochromatic

#0C1935 #173067 #224899 #2D60CB #5B84DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#224899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#224899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224899

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224899	1.00	8.55	2.45	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#10529C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 72, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.140 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707ab8',
    500: '#224899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224899;
$custom-light: #707ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.84,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42326,
    "c": 0.13981,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224899

secondary

#BF9E58

accent

#B241E7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224899

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

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