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#224787 color: Indigo Hamlet

#224787 is rgb(34, 71, 135) in RGB and oklch(40.733% 0.1153 260.542) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

40.7%
0.115
261°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.32:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #224787

#224787 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.05:1 contrast and black text 2.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Indigo Hamlet (#1f4788). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #224787 mixed with white

  1. 224787
  2. 375993
  3. 4b6aa0
  4. 607cac
  5. 758eb8
  6. 8ba1c4
  7. a1b3d0
  8. b8c6dc
  9. cfd9e8
  10. e7ecf3

Darker: #224787 mixed with black

  1. 224787
  2. 1c3d75
  3. 163263
  4. 112851
  5. 0b1f41
  6. 071631
  7. 030d21
  8. 010613
  9. 000206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #224787 with less saturation

  1. 224787
  2. 274881
  3. 2b497b
  4. 2f4975
  5. 344a6f
  6. 374a69
  7. 3b4a63
  8. 3f4a5d
  9. 434a56
  10. 464a50

Questions about #224787

What color is #224787?

#224787 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Indigo Hamlet. In RGB it is rgb(34, 71, 135), in HSL hsl(218.02, 59.76%, 33.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.733% 0.1153 260.542).

What colors go well with #224787?

The complementary color of #224787 is #664100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005277 and #4b3b82. The triadic partners are #7c292e and #205814.

Is white or black text more readable on #224787?

White text reads better on #224787: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and black gives 2.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #224787 a warm or cool color?

#224787 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.115.