#224CBD#224CBD

#224CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.184 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224CBD
RGB	rgb(34, 76, 189)
HSL	hsl(224, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(224, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 59.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.33, 28.20, -63.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.33, 69.30, 294.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% -0.0175 -0.1831)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.184 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4262, 9.1816, 49.2516)
Luminance	0.0918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224CBD #BD9322

analogous

#2299BD #224CBD #4522BD

triadic

#224CBD #BD224C #4CBD22

tetradic

#224CBD #BD2299 #BD9322 #22BD45

square

#224CBD #BD2299 #BD9322 #22BD45

split-complementary

#224CBD #BD4522 #99BD22

monochromatic

#0F2255 #193789 #224CBD #406ADD #7392E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#224CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#224CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224CBD

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224CBD	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 76, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.184 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787dd2',
    500: '#224cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224cbd;
$custom-light: #787dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.742,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46156,
    "c": 0.1839,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224CBD

secondary

#CDB36E

accent

#BC3BEC

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0914

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #224CBD

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

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