#224BAA#224BAA

#224BAA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.160 H 263.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224BAA
RGB	rgb(34, 75, 170)
HSL	hsl(222, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(222, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 55.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, 21.50, -54.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 59.03, 291.36°)
OKLab	oklab(44.34% -0.0178 -0.1586)
OKLCH	oklch(44.34% 0.16 263.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.4289, 8.2733, 39.0697)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224BAA #AA8122

analogous

#228FAA #224BAA #3D22AA

triadic

#224BAA #AA224B #4BAA22

tetradic

#224BAA #AA228F #AA8122 #22AA3D

square

#224BAA #AA228F #AA8122 #22AA3D

split-complementary

#224BAA #AA3D22 #8FAA22

monochromatic

#0E1E44 #183477 #224BAA #3364D6 #668BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#224BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#224BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224BAA

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224BAA	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 75, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.160 263.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747cc4',
    500: '#224baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224baa;
$custom-light: #747cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.912,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4434,
    "c": 0.15964,
    "h": 263.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224BAA

secondary

#C6A862

accent

#B63EEA

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #224BAA

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

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