#224DB5#224DB5

#224DB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.172 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224DB5
RGB	rgb(34, 77, 181)
HSL	hsl(222, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.2%, 57.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 24.45, -59.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 64.06, 292.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.67% -0.0184 -0.1711)
OKLCH	oklch(45.67% 0.172 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.6511, 8.9826, 44.8269)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224DB5 #B58A22

analogous

#2297B5 #224DB5 #4122B5

triadic

#224DB5 #B5224D #4DB522

tetradic

#224DB5 #B52297 #B58A22 #22B541

square

#224DB5 #B52297 #B58A22 #22B541

split-complementary

#224DB5 #B54122 #97B522

monochromatic

#0F214E #183781 #224DB5 #3A69DA #6E90E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#224DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#224DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224DB5

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224DB5	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 77, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.172 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767ecc',
    500: '#224db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224db5;
$custom-light: #767ecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.449,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45669,
    "c": 0.17205,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224DB5

secondary

#CAAE69

accent

#B83DEB

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF9

border

#C9C9D2

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #224DB5

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

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