#374498#374498

#374498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.137 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#374498
RGB	rgb(55, 68, 152)
HSL	hsl(232, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(232, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 55.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.29, 22.34, -47.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.29, 52.72, 295.07°)
OKLab	oklab(42.49% 0.0061 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(42.49% 0.137 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.3083, 7.2127, 30.6013)
Luminance	0.0721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#374498 #988B37

analogous

#377498 #374498 #5A3798

triadic

#374498 #983744 #449837

tetradic

#374498 #983774 #988B37 #37985A

square

#374498 #983774 #988B37 #37985A

split-complementary

#374498 #985A37 #749837

monochromatic

#161C3E #27306B #374498 #4D5DBF #7A86CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#374498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#374498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #374498

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##374498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##374498	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#08509B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005867

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #374498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 68, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.137 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7877b7',
    500: '#374498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #374498;
$custom-light: #7877b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#374498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 55,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.959,
    "s": 46.86,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42486,
    "c": 0.13722,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#374498

secondary

#B8AF73

accent

#C551D6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #374498

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

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