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#2224AA Color

#2224AA is rgb(34, 36, 170) in RGB, hsl(239, 67%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 79%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue (Pantone) (#0018A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2224AA
HEX#2224AA
RGBrgb(34, 36, 170)
HSLhsl(239, 67%, 40%)
HSVhsv(239, 80%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 79%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(37.6% 0.203 270.5)
LABlab(23.86% 38.03 -72.25)
LCHlch(23.86% 81.65 297.76)

What #2224AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2224AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#2224AA Channel Values

How #2224AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 34 · G 36 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 67% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 80% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.05:1 vs white · 1.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2224AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2224AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2224AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #2224AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2224AA.

How #2224AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2224AA
Protanopia#2424AA
Protanomaly#2324AA
Deuteranopia#2323AA
Deuteranomaly#2324AA
Tritanopia#004949
Tritanomaly#003D7C
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2224AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2224aa: #2224AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2224AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2224aa': '#2224AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.133, green: 0.141, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_2224aa">#2224AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#2224AA"

More Blue Colors

#2224AA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#2224AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2224AA?

#2224AA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(34, 36, 170) in RGB and hsl(239, 67%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue (Pantone) (#0018A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.25.

What is the RGB value of #2224AA?

#2224AA is rgb(34, 36, 170) — red 34, green 36, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2224AA?

#2224AA converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 79%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2224AA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2224AA scores 11.05:1 against white and 1.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2224AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2224AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.17, which is visibly different.

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