#224D99#224D99

#224D99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.133 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224D99
RGB	rgb(34, 77, 153)
HSL	hsl(218, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(218, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 49.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.87, 13.45, -45.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.87, 47.78, 286.35°)
OKLab	oklab(43.43% -0.0213 -0.1318)
OKLCH	oklch(43.43% 0.133 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0613, 7.9467, 31.1871)
Luminance	0.0795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224D99 #996E22

analogous

#228999 #224D99 #332299

triadic

#224D99 #99224D #4D9922

tetradic

#224D99 #992289 #996E22 #229933

square

#224D99 #992289 #996E22 #229933

split-complementary

#224D99 #993322 #899922

monochromatic

#0C1B35 #173467 #224D99 #2D66CB #5B89DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.11

#224D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#224D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224D99

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224D99	1.00	8.11	2.59	8.11
#FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21559C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 77, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.133 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7eb8',
    500: '#224d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224d99;
$custom-light: #6f7eb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.319,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43433,
    "c": 0.13347,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224D99

secondary

#BF9A58

accent

#AB41E7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #224D99

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

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