#224A87#224A87

#224A87 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.112 H 258.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224A87
RGB	rgb(34, 74, 135)
HSL	hsl(216, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(216, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 45.2%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.78, 8.34, -38.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.78, 39.12, 282.31°)
OKLab	oklab(41.43% -0.0218 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(41.43% 0.112 258.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.4801, 6.9861, 23.8712)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#224A87 #875F22

analogous

#227C87 #224A87 #2D2287

triadic

#224A87 #87224A #4A8722

tetradic

#224A87 #87227C #875F22 #22872D

square

#224A87 #87227C #875F22 #22872D

split-complementary

#224A87 #872D22 #7C8722

monochromatic

#091425 #162F56 #224A87 #2E65B8 #5084D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#224A87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#224A87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224A87

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224A87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224A87	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5089

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#194686

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005862

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224a87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 74, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.112 258.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7caa',
    500: '#224a87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224a87;
$custom-light: #6b7caa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224a87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.238,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41434,
    "c": 0.11154,
    "h": 258.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224A87

secondary

#B78D4E

accent

#A445E3

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #224A87

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

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