#22538B#22538B

#22538B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.107 H 253.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#22538B
RGB	rgb(34, 83, 139)
HSL	hsl(212, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(212, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 40.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.78, 3.93, -35.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.78, 36.10, 276.25°)
OKLab	oklab(43.85% -0.0296 -0.1023)
OKLCH	oklch(43.85% 0.107 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4114, 8.3897, 25.5972)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#22538B #8B5A22

analogous

#22888B #22538B #26228B

triadic

#22538B #8B2253 #538B22

tetradic

#22538B #8B2288 #8B5A22 #228B26

square

#22538B #8B2288 #8B5A22 #228B26

split-complementary

#22538B #8B2622 #888B22

monochromatic

#0A1829 #16365A #22538B #2E70BC #538FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#22538B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#22538B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #22538B

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##22538B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##22538B	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39578D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#284D8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #22538b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 83, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.107 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c82ad',
    500: '#22538b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #22538b;
$custom-light: #6c82ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#22538b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212,
    "s": 60.694,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43848,
    "c": 0.10653,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#22538B

secondary

#B88850

accent

#9944E4

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #22538B

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

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