#224A96#224A96

#224A96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.133 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224A96
RGB	rgb(34, 74, 150)
HSL	hsl(219, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(219, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 50.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.79, 14.29, -45.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.79, 47.96, 287.33°)
OKLab	oklab(42.54% -0.0192 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(42.54% 0.133 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.6115, 7.4387, 29.8302)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224A96 #966E22

analogous

#228496 #224A96 #342296

triadic

#224A96 #96224A #4A9622

tetradic

#224A96 #962284 #966E22 #229634

square

#224A96 #962284 #966E22 #229634

split-complementary

#224A96 #963422 #849622

monochromatic

#0B1932 #173164 #224A96 #2D63C8 #5985D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#224A96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#224A96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224A96

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224A96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224A96	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224a96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 74, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.133 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7bb5',
    500: '#224a96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224a96;
$custom-light: #6f7bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224a96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.31,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42535,
    "c": 0.13302,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224A96

secondary

#BE9A56

accent

#AD42E6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224A96

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

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