#224C87#224C87

#224C87 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.109 H 257.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224C87
RGB	rgb(34, 76, 135)
HSL	hsl(215, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(215, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.39, 7.00, -37.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.39, 37.90, 280.64°)
OKLab	oklab(41.91% -0.0237 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(41.91% 0.109 257.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.6157, 7.2574, 23.9164)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224C87 #875D22

analogous

#227E87 #224C87 #2B2287

triadic

#224C87 #87224C #4C8722

tetradic

#224C87 #87227E #875D22 #22872B

square

#224C87 #87227E #875D22 #22872B

split-complementary

#224C87 #872B22 #7E8722

monochromatic

#091525 #163056 #224C87 #2E68B8 #5087D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#224C87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#224C87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224C87

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224C87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224C87	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5189

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4886

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224c87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 76, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.109 257.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7daa',
    500: '#224c87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224c87;
$custom-light: #6b7daa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224c87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.05,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41907,
    "c": 0.10909,
    "h": 257.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224C87

secondary

#B78B4E

accent

#A145E3

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #224C87

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

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