#22499C#22499C

#22499C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.143 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#22499C
RGB	rgb(34, 73, 156)
HSL	hsl(221, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(221, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 53.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.93, 17.34, -49.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.93, 52.16, 289.42°)
OKLab	oklab(42.78% -0.0177 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(42.78% 0.143 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.0408, 7.5044, 32.4181)
Luminance	0.0751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#22499C #9C7522

analogous

#22869C #22499C #38229C

triadic

#22499C #9C2249 #499C22

tetradic

#22499C #9C2286 #9C7522 #229C38

square

#22499C #9C2286 #9C7522 #229C38

split-complementary

#22499C #9C3822 #869C22

monochromatic

#0C1A38 #17316A #22499C #2D61CE #5D85DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#22499C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#22499C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #22499C

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##22499C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##22499C	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E539F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00489A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #22499c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 73, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.143 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707bba',
    500: '#22499c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #22499c;
$custom-light: #707bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#22499c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.82,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42782,
    "c": 0.14277,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#22499C

secondary

#C09F5A

accent

#B241E7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #22499C

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

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