#224f9c

Color #224f9c

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#224f9c

RGB

rgb(34, 79, 156)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 64.2%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 78.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.2%, 49.4%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(34.66, 13.29, -46.39)

LCH

lch(34.66, 48.26, 285.99)

OKLCH

oklch(44.1%, 0.1352, 260.42)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 13.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c6f22

Analogous

#228c9c

#224f9c

#32229c

Triadic

#224f9c

#9c224f

#4f9c22

Split-complementary

#224f9c

#9c3222

#8c9c22

Tetradic

#224f9c

#6f229c

#9c6f22

#4f9c22

Square

#224f9c

#9c228c

#9c6f22

#229c32

Shades

Color #224f9c mixed toward black.

#1c4282

#173568

#11284e

#0b1a34

#060d1a

Tints

Color #224f9c mixed toward white.

#2c65c8

#5082d9

#7ca2e2

#a7c1ec

#d3e0f5

Tones

Color #224f9c mixed toward gray.

#2c5292

#365488

#41577e

#4b5a73

#555c69

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.67:1

White text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3b8e · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#38348b · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#26827f · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #224f9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#224f9c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#224f9c (#224f9c) is rgb(34, 79, 156) in RGB.

No, #224f9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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