#224C97#224C97

#224C97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.132 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224C97
RGB	rgb(34, 76, 151)
HSL	hsl(218, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 49.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.44, 13.33, -45.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.44, 47.25, 286.39°)
OKLab	oklab(43.06% -0.0208 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(43.06% 0.132 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8280, 7.7423, 30.3013)
Luminance	0.0774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224C97 #976D22

analogous

#228797 #224C97 #332297

triadic

#224C97 #97224C #4C9722

tetradic

#224C97 #972287 #976D22 #229733

square

#224C97 #972287 #976D22 #229733

split-complementary

#224C97 #973322 #879722

monochromatic

#0C1A33 #173365 #224C97 #2D65C9 #5A88DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#224C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#224C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224C97

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224C97	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21549A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 76, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.132 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7db6',
    500: '#224c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224c97;
$custom-light: #6f7db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.462,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43058,
    "c": 0.1319,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224C97

secondary

#BE9957

accent

#AB42E6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224C97

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

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