#224996#224996

#224996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.134 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224996
RGB	rgb(34, 73, 150)
HSL	hsl(220, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(220, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 51.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.49, 14.97, -46.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.49, 48.61, 287.93°)
OKLab	oklab(42.31% -0.0184 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(42.31% 0.134 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.5453, 7.3062, 29.8081)
Luminance	0.0731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224996 #966F22

analogous

#228396 #224996 #352296

triadic

#224996 #962249 #499622

tetradic

#224996 #962283 #966F22 #229635

square

#224996 #962283 #966F22 #229635

split-complementary

#224996 #963522 #839622

monochromatic

#0B1832 #173164 #224996 #2D61C8 #5984D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#224996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#224996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224996

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224996	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 73, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.134 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7bb5',
    500: '#224996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224996;
$custom-light: #6f7bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.828,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42312,
    "c": 0.13429,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224996

secondary

#BE9B56

accent

#AF42E6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224996

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

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