#224DAD#224DAD

#224DAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.161 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224DAD
RGB	rgb(34, 77, 173)
HSL	hsl(221, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(221, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 55.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.33, 21.33, -55.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.33, 59.45, 291.03°)
OKLab	oklab(45% -0.019 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(45% 0.161 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8537, 8.6637, 40.6273)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224DAD #AD8222

analogous

#2292AD #224DAD #3C22AD

triadic

#224DAD #AD224D #4DAD22

tetradic

#224DAD #AD2292 #AD8222 #22AD3C

square

#224DAD #AD2292 #AD8222 #22AD3C

split-complementary

#224DAD #AD3C22 #92AD22

monochromatic

#0E1F47 #18367A #224DAD #3567D7 #688EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#224DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#224DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224DAD

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224DAD	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 77, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.161 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747ec6',
    500: '#224dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224dad;
$custom-light: #747ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.439,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45004,
    "c": 0.16123,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224DAD

secondary

#C7A864

accent

#B53EEA

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #224DAD

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

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