#224EB3#224EB3

#224EB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.168 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224EB3
RGB	rgb(34, 78, 179)
HSL	hsl(222, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 56.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.07, 23.01, -57.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.07, 62.25, 291.69°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% -0.0192 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.168 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.5179, 9.0422, 43.7774)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224EB3 #B38722

analogous

#2297B3 #224EB3 #3F22B3

triadic

#224EB3 #B3224E #4EB322

tetradic

#224EB3 #B32297 #B38722 #22B33F

square

#224EB3 #B32297 #B38722 #22B33F

split-complementary

#224EB3 #B33F22 #97B322

monochromatic

#0E214C #183880 #224EB3 #396AD9 #6C90E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#224EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#224EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224EB3

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224EB3	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 78, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.168 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767fcb',
    500: '#224eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224eb3;
$custom-light: #767fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.793,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45706,
    "c": 0.16813,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224EB3

secondary

#C9AC68

accent

#B63DEB

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #224EB3

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

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