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#223e84 color: Mazarine Blue

#223e84 is rgb(34, 62, 132) in RGB and oklch(38.46% 0.1226 264.793) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

38.5%
0.123
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #223e84

#223e84 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.5% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.05:1 contrast and black text 2.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mazarine Blue (#2a407e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #223e84 mixed with white

  1. 223e84
  2. 355191
  3. 49639e
  4. 5e76aa
  5. 7389b7
  6. 899cc3
  7. a0afcf
  8. b7c3db
  9. cfd7e7
  10. e7ebf3

Darker: #223e84 mixed with black

  1. 223e84
  2. 1c3572
  3. 162b60
  4. 11234f
  5. 0b1a3f
  6. 07122f
  7. 030a20
  8. 010412
  9. 000106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #223e84 with less saturation

  1. 223e84
  2. 263f7e
  3. 294177
  4. 2c4171
  5. 30426b
  6. 334365
  7. 37435e
  8. 3a4358
  9. 3d4451
  10. 40444a

Questions about #223e84

What color is #223e84?

#223e84 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 62, 132), in HSL hsl(222.86, 59.04%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.46% 0.1226 264.793).

What colors go well with #223e84?

The complementary color of #223e84 is #5b3e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004a73 and #4a317d. The triadic partners are #781f20 and #005310.

Is white or black text more readable on #223e84?

White text reads better on #223e84: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #223e84 a warm or cool color?

#223e84 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 38.5% and its chroma 0.123.