#225497#225497

#225497 is a dark, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.122 H 256.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225497
RGB	rgb(34, 84, 151)
HSL	hsl(214, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.82, 7.98, -41.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.82, 42.27, 280.89°)
OKLab	oklab(44.89% -0.0278 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(44.89% 0.122 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.4139, 8.9140, 30.4966)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225497 #976522

analogous

#228F97 #225497 #2B2297

triadic

#225497 #972254 #549722

tetradic

#225497 #97228F #976522 #22972B

square

#225497 #97228F #976522 #22972B

split-complementary

#225497 #972B22 #8F9722

monochromatic

#0C1C33 #173865 #225497 #2D70C9 #5A90DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#225497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#225497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225497

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225497	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 84, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.122 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f83b6',
    500: '#225497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225497;
$custom-light: #6f83b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.359,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44891,
    "c": 0.12207,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225497

secondary

#BE9257

accent

#A042E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225497

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

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