#224EBD#224EBD

#224EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.181 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#224EBD
RGB	rgb(34, 78, 189)
HSL	hsl(223, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(223, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 58.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 26.88, -62.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 67.98, 293.29°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% -0.0187 -0.1805)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.181 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.5661, 9.4615, 49.2982)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#224EBD #BD9122

analogous

#229BBD #224EBD #4322BD

triadic

#224EBD #BD224E #4EBD22

tetradic

#224EBD #BD229B #BD9122 #22BD43

square

#224EBD #BD229B #BD9122 #22BD43

split-complementary

#224EBD #BD4322 #9BBD22

monochromatic

#0F2355 #193989 #224EBD #406CDD #7394E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#224EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#224EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #224EBD

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##224EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##224EBD	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #224ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 78, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.181 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787fd2',
    500: '#224ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #224ebd;
$custom-light: #787fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#224ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.968,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4655,
    "c": 0.18148,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#224EBD

secondary

#CDB26E

accent

#BA3BEC

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #224EBD

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

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