#224997#224997

#224997 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.136 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224997
RGB	rgb(34, 73, 151)
HSL	hsl(220, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(220, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 51.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 15.36, -46.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 49.20, 288.19°)
OKLab	oklab(42.39% -0.0182 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(42.39% 0.136 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6261, 7.3386, 30.2340)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224997 #977022

analogous

#228497 #224997 #362297

triadic

#224997 #972249 #499722

tetradic

#224997 #972284 #977022 #229736

square

#224997 #972284 #977022 #229736

split-complementary

#224997 #973622 #849722

monochromatic

#0C1933 #173165 #224997 #2D61C9 #5A84DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#224997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#224997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224997

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224997	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18529A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 73, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.136 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7bb6',
    500: '#224997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224997;
$custom-light: #6f7bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4239,
    "c": 0.13571,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224997

secondary

#BE9C57

accent

#AF42E6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224997

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

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