#224DB4#224DB4

#224DB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.171 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224DB4
RGB	rgb(34, 77, 180)
HSL	hsl(222, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 57.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.87, 24.06, -58.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.87, 63.49, 292.27°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% -0.0185 -0.1697)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.171 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.5488, 8.9417, 44.2884)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224DB4 #B48922

analogous

#2296B4 #224DB4 #4022B4

triadic

#224DB4 #B4224D #4DB422

tetradic

#224DB4 #B42296 #B48922 #22B440

square

#224DB4 #B42296 #B48922 #22B440

split-complementary

#224DB4 #B44022 #96B422

monochromatic

#0F214D #183781 #224DB4 #3A69DA #6D90E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#224DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#224DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224DB4

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224DB4	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 77, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.171 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767ecb',
    500: '#224db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224db4;
$custom-light: #767ecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.329,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45585,
    "c": 0.17072,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224DB4

secondary

#CAAD68

accent

#B83DEB

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF9

border

#C9C9D2

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #224DB4

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

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