#224E9A#224E9A
#224E9A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.134 H 260.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #224E9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 78, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.9%, 49.4%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.23, 13.17, -45.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.23, 47.73, 286.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.73% -0.022 -0.1318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.73% 0.134 260.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2147, 8.1209, 31.6474) |
| Luminance | 0.0812 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.26
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.73
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.33
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.10
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.45
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#224E9A #9A6E22
analogous
#228A9A #224E9A #32229A
triadic
#224E9A #9A224E #4E9A22
tetradic
#224E9A #9A228A #9A6E22 #229A32
square
#224E9A #9A228A #9A6E22 #229A32
split-complementary
#224E9A #9A3222 #8A9A22
monochromatic
#0C1B36 #173568 #224E9A #2D67CC #5B8ADB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.00
#224E9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#224E9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #224E9A
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##224E9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##224E9A | 1.00 | 8.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#23569D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004B98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00606C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #224e9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 78, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.134 260.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707fb8',
500: '#224e9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #224e9a; $custom-light: #707fb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#224e9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 78,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43733,
"c": 0.13363,
"h": 260.5
},
"luminance": 0.08122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#224E9A
secondary
#BF9A58
accent
#AA41E7
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF6
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090A11
muted
#7B7C80