#224F9D#224F9D
#224F9D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.137 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #224F9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 79, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.3%, 49.7%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.73, 13.69, -46.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.73, 48.84, 286.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.18% -0.0224 -0.1347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.18% 0.137 260.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5393, 8.3653, 33.0037) |
| Luminance | 0.0837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.73
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.78
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.32
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.66
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.53
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#224F9D #9D7022
analogous
#228C9D #224F9D #33229D
triadic
#224F9D #9D224F #4F9D22
tetradic
#224F9D #9D228C #9D7022 #229D33
square
#224F9D #9D228C #9D7022 #229D33
split-complementary
#224F9D #9D3322 #8C9D22
monochromatic
#0C1C38 #17366B #224F9D #2D68CF #5D8CDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.86
#224F9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#224F9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #224F9D
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##224F9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##224F9D | 1.00 | 7.86 | 2.67 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2258A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004C9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00626E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #224f9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 79, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.137 260.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707fba',
500: '#224f9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #224f9d; $custom-light: #707fba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#224f9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 79,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.049,
"s": 64.398,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44181,
"c": 0.13659,
"h": 260.6
},
"luminance": 0.08366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#224F9D
secondary
#C19B5A
accent
#AA40E7
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF6
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090A12
muted
#7B7C81