#224EA1#224EA1

#224EA1 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.143 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224EA1
RGB	rgb(34, 78, 161)
HSL	hsl(219, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(219, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 51.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.72, 15.94, -49.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.72, 51.81, 287.92°)
OKLab	oklab(44.26% -0.021 -0.1419)
OKLCH	oklch(44.26% 0.143 261.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.8148, 8.3609, 34.8078)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224EA1 #A17522

analogous

#228DA1 #224EA1 #3622A1

triadic

#224EA1 #A1224E #4EA122

tetradic

#224EA1 #A1228D #A17522 #22A136

square

#224EA1 #A1228D #A17522 #22A136

split-complementary

#224EA1 #A13622 #8DA122

monochromatic

#0D1D3C #17366E #224EA1 #2D67D3 #608BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#224EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#224EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224EA1

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224EA1	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1958A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 78, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.143 261.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717ebd',
    500: '#224ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224ea1;
$custom-light: #717ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.213,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44264,
    "c": 0.14344,
    "h": 261.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224EA1

secondary

#C29F5D

accent

#AE40E8

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF7

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #224EA1

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

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