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#224378 color: Monaco Blue

#224378 is rgb(34, 67, 120) in RGB and oklch(38.722% 0.09833 259.468) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

38.7%
0.098
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #224378

#224378 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.7% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast and black text 2.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Monaco Blue (#274376). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #224378 mixed with white

  1. 224378
  2. 365586
  3. 4b6793
  4. 5f79a1
  5. 758bae
  6. 8b9ebc
  7. a1b1c9
  8. b8c4d6
  9. cfd7e4
  10. e7ebf1

Darker: #224378 mixed with black

  1. 224378
  2. 1c3967
  3. 162f57
  4. 112648
  5. 0b1d39
  6. 07142a
  7. 030c1d
  8. 010510
  9. 000105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #224378 with less saturation

  1. 224378
  2. 264473
  3. 2a446e
  4. 2e4469
  5. 314564
  6. 34455f
  7. 38455a
  8. 3b4554
  9. 3e454f
  10. 41444a

Questions about #224378

What color is #224378?

#224378 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Monaco Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 67, 120), in HSL hsl(216.98, 55.84%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.722% 0.09833 259.468).

What colors go well with #224378?

The complementary color of #224378 is #5f3c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004c6e and #443975. The triadic partners are #6f2a2e and #245018.

Is white or black text more readable on #224378?

White text reads better on #224378: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and black gives 2.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #224378 a warm or cool color?

#224378 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 38.7% and its chroma 0.098.