#224F8E#224F8E
#224F8E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.115 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #224F8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 79, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 61%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 44.4%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.74, 7.75, -39.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.74, 40.13, 281.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.1% -0.0251 -0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.1% 0.115 257.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3364, 7.8841, 26.6684) |
| Luminance | 0.0789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 1.39
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.48
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 2.89
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.08
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.47
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#224F8E #8E6122
analogous
#22858E #224F8E #2B228E
triadic
#224F8E #8E224F #4F8E22
tetradic
#224F8E #8E2285 #8E6122 #228E2B
square
#224F8E #8E2285 #8E6122 #228E2B
split-complementary
#224F8E #8E2B22 #858E22
monochromatic
#0A182B #16345D #224F8E #2E6ABF #548AD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.15
#224F8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#224F8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #224F8E
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##224F8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##224F8E | 1.00 | 8.15 | 2.58 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#305590
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C4B8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #224f8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 79, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.115 257.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d7faf',
500: '#224f8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #224f8e; $custom-light: #6d7faf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#224f8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 79,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215,
"s": 61.364,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43098,
"c": 0.11543,
"h": 257.5
},
"luminance": 0.07885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#224F8E
secondary
#BA8F52
accent
#A143E4
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080A10
muted
#7B7C7F