#224BC9#224BC9
#224BC9 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.201 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #224BC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 75, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 71%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 83%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.1%, 62.7%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.09, 33.41, -69.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.09, 76.72, 295.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.04% -0.0168 -0.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.04% 0.201 265.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7147, 9.5876, 56.3748) |
| Luminance | 0.0959 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 2.76
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 3.46
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.19
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.01
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.89
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#224BC9 #C9A022
analogous
#229EC9 #224BC9 #4C22C9
triadic
#224BC9 #C9224B #4BC922
tetradic
#224BC9 #C9229E #C9A022 #22C94C
square
#224BC9 #C9229E #C9A022 #22C94C
split-complementary
#224BC9 #C94C22 #9EC922
monochromatic
#102460 #193795 #224BC9 #486DE0 #7C97E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.20
#224BC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#224BC9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #224BC9
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##224BC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##224BC9 | 1.00 | 7.20 | 2.92 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005FCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0050C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006C83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #224bc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 75, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.201 265.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b7dda',
500: '#224bc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #224bc9; $custom-light: #7b7dda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#224bc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 75,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.269,
"s": 71.064,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47036,
"c": 0.20066,
"h": 265.2
},
"luminance": 0.09589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#224BC9
secondary
#D1BB76
accent
#C23AEE
background
#F8F7FD
surface
#F0EEFB
border
#CBC9D4
text
#0B0915
muted
#7C7B83