#224a9e

Color #224a9e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 11.77 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#224a9e

RGB

rgb(34, 74, 158)

HSL

hsl(220.6, 64.6%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.6, 78.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.5%, 53.2%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(33.36, 17.45, -49.7)

LCH

lch(33.36, 52.67, 289.35)

OKLCH

oklch(43.2%, 0.1443, 262.75)

HWB

hwb(220.6, 13.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e7622

Analogous

#22889e

#224a9e

#38229e

Triadic

#224a9e

#9e224a

#4a9e22

Split-complementary

#224a9e

#9e3822

#889e22

Tetradic

#224a9e

#76229e

#9e7622

#4a9e22

Square

#224a9e

#9e2288

#9e7622

#229e38

Shades

Color #224a9e mixed toward black.

#1c3e84

#173169

#11254f

#0b1935

#060c1a

Tints

Color #224a9e mixed toward white.

#2b5ec9

#507dd9

#7c9de3

#a8beec

#d3def6

Tones

Color #224a9e mixed toward gray.

#2c4e93

#375189

#41557f

#4b5975

#565c6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.54:1

White text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#37388f · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#35328b · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#25827f · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 24.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #224a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#224a9e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#224a9e (#224a9e) is rgb(34, 74, 158) in RGB.

No, #224a9e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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