Exploring the Color #22087A

#22087A sits at 254° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 88% saturation and 25% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, shadowed tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 34, 8, 122 produces a 15.18:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #22087A is a clear variant of CSS navy — about 35 units away from #000080. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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