#224d8e

Color #224d8e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.2 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#224d8e

RGB

rgb(34, 77, 142)

HSL

hsl(216.1, 61.4%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.1, 76.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.1%, 45.8%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(33.14, 9.09, -40.34)

LCH

lch(33.14, 41.35, 282.7)

OKLCH

oklch(42.6%, 0.1179, 258.65)

HWB

hwb(216.1, 13.3%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e6322

Analogous

#22838e

#224d8e

#2d228e

Triadic

#224d8e

#8e224d

#4d8e22

Split-complementary

#224d8e

#8e2d22

#838e22

Tetradic

#224d8e

#63228e

#8e6322

#4d8e22

Square

#224d8e

#8e2283

#8e6322

#228e2d

Shades

Color #224d8e mixed toward black.

#1c4076

#17335f

#112647

#0b1a2f

#060d18

Tints

Color #224d8e mixed toward white.

#2d65bb

#4b82d4

#78a1df

#a5c0ea

#d2e0f4

Tones

Color #224d8e mixed toward gray.

#2b4f85

#34517c

#3d5273

#46546a

#4f5661

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.52:1

White text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#393a82 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#37337f · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#257775 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #224d8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#224d8e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#224d8e (#224d8e) is rgb(34, 77, 142) in RGB.

No, #224d8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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