#224C8D#224C8D

#224C8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.118 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224C8D
RGB	rgb(34, 76, 141)
HSL	hsl(216, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(216, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 46.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.77, 9.37, -40.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.77, 41.39, 283.08°)
OKLab	oklab(42.33% -0.0225 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(42.33% 0.118 259)
XYZ	xyz(8.0501, 7.4312, 26.2042)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224C8D #8D6322

analogous

#22828D #224C8D #2E228D

triadic

#224C8D #8D224C #4C8D22

tetradic

#224C8D #8D2282 #8D6322 #228D2E

square

#224C8D #8D2282 #8D6322 #228D2E

split-complementary

#224C8D #8D2E22 #828D22

monochromatic

#0A172A #16315C #224C8D #2E67BE #5487D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#224C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#224C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224C8D

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224C8D	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B528F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15498C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 76, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.118 259.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7daf',
    500: '#224c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224c8d;
$custom-light: #6d7daf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.449,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42327,
    "c": 0.11768,
    "h": 259
  },
  "luminance": 0.07432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224C8D

secondary

#B99151

accent

#A544E4

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #224C8D

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

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