#225496#225496

#225496 is a dark, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.121 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225496
RGB	rgb(34, 84, 150)
HSL	hsl(214, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 44%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 7.59, -41.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 41.71, 280.48°)
OKLab	oklab(44.82% -0.028 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(44.82% 0.121 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.3330, 8.8817, 30.0707)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225496 #966422

analogous

#228E96 #225496 #2A2296

triadic

#225496 #962254 #549622

tetradic

#225496 #96228E #966422 #22962A

square

#225496 #96228E #966422 #22962A

split-complementary

#225496 #962A22 #8E9622

monochromatic

#0B1C32 #173864 #225496 #2D70C8 #5990D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#225496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#225496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225496

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225496	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 84, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.121 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e83b5',
    500: '#225496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225496;
$custom-light: #6e83b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.138,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44822,
    "c": 0.12068,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225496

secondary

#BE9156

accent

#9F42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225496

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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