#224a8b

Color #224a8b

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.28 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#224a8b

RGB

rgb(34, 74, 139)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 60.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 75.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.5%, 46.8%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(32.04, 9.92, -40.27)

LCH

lch(32.04, 41.47, 283.84)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.1173, 259.69)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 13.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b6322

Analogous

#227e8b

#224a8b

#2e228b

Triadic

#224a8b

#8b224a

#4a8b22

Split-complementary

#224a8b

#8b2e22

#7e8b22

Tetradic

#224a8b

#63228b

#8b6322

#4a8b22

Square

#224a8b

#8b227e

#8b6322

#228b2e

Shades

Color #224a8b mixed toward black.

#1c3e74

#17315d

#112545

#0b192e

#060c17

Tints

Color #224a8b mixed toward white.

#2d62b8

#4a7ed3

#789fde

#a5bfe9

#d2dff4

Tones

Color #224a8b mixed toward gray.

#2b4c82

#334e79

#3c5071

#455268

#4e545f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#37387f · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#35327c · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#257472 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #224a8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#224a8b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#224a8b (#224a8b) is rgb(34, 74, 139) in RGB.

No, #224a8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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