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#224c8a color: Olympian Blue

#224c8a is rgb(34, 76, 138) in RGB and oklch(42.115% 0.11339 258.257) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

42.1%
0.113
258°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #224c8a

#224c8a is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 42.1% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.51:1 contrast and black text 2.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Olympian Blue (#1c4c8c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #224c8a mixed with white

  1. 224c8a
  2. 375d96
  3. 4c6fa2
  4. 6180ae
  5. 7691ba
  6. 8ca3c6
  7. a2b5d1
  8. b9c7dd
  9. d0dae8
  10. e7ecf4

Darker: #224c8a mixed with black

  1. 224c8a
  2. 1c4177
  3. 163665
  4. 112c53
  5. 0b2242
  6. 071832
  7. 030f22
  8. 010614
  9. 000207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #224c8a with less saturation

  1. 224c8a
  2. 274d84
  3. 2d4d7e
  4. 314e78
  5. 364e72
  6. 3a4e6c
  7. 3e4e66
  8. 424e60
  9. 464e5a
  10. 4a4e54

Questions about #224c8a

What color is #224c8a?

#224c8a is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Olympian Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 76, 138), in HSL hsl(215.77, 60.47%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.115% 0.11339 258.257).

What colors go well with #224c8a?

The complementary color of #224c8a is #6c4400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00577a and #4c4087. The triadic partners are #802e35 and #295b15.

Is white or black text more readable on #224c8a?

White text reads better on #224c8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and black gives 2.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #224c8a a warm or cool color?

#224c8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 42.1% and its chroma 0.113.