#224EA2#224EA2

#224EA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.145 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224EA2
RGB	rgb(34, 78, 162)
HSL	hsl(219, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(219, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 51.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.80, 16.34, -49.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.80, 52.39, 288.17°)
OKLab	oklab(44.34% -0.0209 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(44.34% 0.145 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9033, 8.3963, 35.2741)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224EA2 #A27622

analogous

#228EA2 #224EA2 #3622A2

triadic

#224EA2 #A2224E #4EA222

tetradic

#224EA2 #A2228E #A27622 #22A236

square

#224EA2 #A2228E #A27622 #22A236

split-complementary

#224EA2 #A23622 #8EA222

monochromatic

#0D1D3D #17366F #224EA2 #2E67D3 #618CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#224EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#224EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224EA2

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224EA2	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1758A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 78, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.145 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717ebe',
    500: '#224ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224ea2;
$custom-light: #717ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.375,
    "s": 65.306,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44341,
    "c": 0.14483,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224EA2

secondary

#C3A05D

accent

#AE40E8

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF7

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #224EA2

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

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