#224EA0#224EA0

#224EA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.142 H 261.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224EA0
RGB	rgb(34, 78, 160)
HSL	hsl(219, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(219, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 51.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.65, 15.55, -48.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.65, 51.23, 287.67°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% -0.0211 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.142 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.7270, 8.3258, 34.3453)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224EA0 #A07422

analogous

#228DA0 #224EA0 #3522A0

triadic

#224EA0 #A0224E #4EA022

tetradic

#224EA0 #A0228D #A07422 #22A035

square

#224EA0 #A0228D #A07422 #22A035

split-complementary

#224EA0 #A03522 #8DA022

monochromatic

#0D1D3B #17356E #224EA0 #2D67D2 #5F8BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#224EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#224EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224EA0

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224EA0	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A58A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 78, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.142 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717fbd',
    500: '#224ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224ea0;
$custom-light: #717fbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.048,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44187,
    "c": 0.14204,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224EA0

secondary

#C29E5C

accent

#AD40E8

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #224EA0

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

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