#224C99#224C99

#224C99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.135 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224C99
RGB	rgb(34, 76, 153)
HSL	hsl(219, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(219, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 50.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.58, 14.12, -46.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.58, 48.43, 286.96°)
OKLab	oklab(43.21% -0.0205 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(43.21% 0.135 261.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.9918, 7.8078, 31.1640)
Luminance	0.0781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224C99 #996F22

analogous

#228899 #224C99 #342299

triadic

#224C99 #99224C #4C9922

tetradic

#224C99 #992288 #996F22 #229934

square

#224C99 #992288 #996F22 #229934

split-complementary

#224C99 #993422 #889922

monochromatic

#0C1A35 #173367 #224C99 #2D65CB #5B88DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#224C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#224C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224C99

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224C99	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E559C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 76, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.135 261.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7db8',
    500: '#224c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224c99;
$custom-light: #6f7db8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.824,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43209,
    "c": 0.13473,
    "h": 261.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224C99

secondary

#BF9B58

accent

#AC41E7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224C99

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

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