#224CA3#224CA3

#224CA3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.149 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224CA3
RGB	rgb(34, 76, 163)
HSL	hsl(220, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(220, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 53.4%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.30, 18.08, -51.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.30, 54.29, 289.45°)
OKLab	oklab(43.99% -0.0192 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(43.99% 0.149 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.8526, 8.1522, 35.6975)
Luminance	0.0815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224CA3 #A37922

analogous

#228CA3 #224CA3 #3822A3

triadic

#224CA3 #A3224C #4CA322

tetradic

#224CA3 #A3228C #A37922 #22A338

square

#224CA3 #A3228C #A37922 #22A338

split-complementary

#224CA3 #A33822 #8CA322

monochromatic

#0D1D3E #173470 #224CA3 #2F64D4 #618ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#224CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#224CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224CA3

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224CA3	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B57A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 76, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.149 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727dbf',
    500: '#224ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224ca3;
$custom-light: #727dbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.465,
    "s": 65.482,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43986,
    "c": 0.14874,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224CA3

secondary

#C3A25E

accent

#B13FE8

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF7

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #224CA3

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

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