#224EBA#224EBA
#224EBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.178 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #224EBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 78, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 69%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 82%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.7%, 58.1%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.62, 25.72, -61.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.62, 66.27, 292.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.29% -0.0188 -0.1765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.29% 0.178 263.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2438, 9.3326, 47.6009) |
| Luminance | 0.0933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.18
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.34
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.52
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.82
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 6.10
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#224EBA #BA8E22
analogous
#229ABA #224EBA #4222BA
triadic
#224EBA #BA224E #4EBA22
tetradic
#224EBA #BA229A #BA8E22 #22BA42
square
#224EBA #BA229A #BA8E22 #22BA42
split-complementary
#224EBA #BA4222 #9ABA22
monochromatic
#0F2353 #193886 #224EBA #3E6BDC #7193E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.33
#224EBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.87
#224EBA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #224EBA
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##224EBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##224EBA | 1.00 | 7.33 | 2.87 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00697C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #224eba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 78, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.178 263.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#777fd0',
500: '#224eba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #224eba; $custom-light: #777fd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#224eba",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 78,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.632,
"s": 69.091,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46294,
"c": 0.17751,
"h": 263.9
},
"luminance": 0.09334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#224EBA
secondary
#CCB06C
accent
#B93CEC
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#EFEEF9
border
#CAC9D2
text
#0A0A14
muted
#7C7C82