#224F8B#224F8B
#224F8B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.111 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #224F8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 79, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.5%, 43.2%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.55, 6.57, -37.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.55, 38.41, 279.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.89% -0.0257 -0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.89% 0.111 256.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1142, 7.7952, 25.4981) |
| Luminance | 0.0780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 1.32
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 2.56
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.66
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.96
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.32
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#224F8B #8B5E22
analogous
#22848B #224F8B #2A228B
triadic
#224F8B #8B224F #4F8B22
tetradic
#224F8B #8B2284 #8B5E22 #228B2A
square
#224F8B #8B2284 #8B5E22 #228B2A
split-complementary
#224F8B #8B2A22 #848B22
monochromatic
#0A1729 #16335A #224F8B #2E6BBC #538AD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.21
#224F8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#224F8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #224F8B
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##224F8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##224F8B | 1.00 | 8.21 | 2.56 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#32548D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#204A8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #224f8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 79, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.111 256.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c7fad',
500: '#224f8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #224f8b; $custom-light: #6c7fad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#224f8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 79,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.286,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42892,
"c": 0.11118,
"h": 256.6
},
"luminance": 0.07796
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#224F8B
secondary
#B88C50
accent
#9F44E4
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEEF4
border
#C7C9CE
text
#080A10
muted
#7A7C7F