#225597#225597

#225597 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.121 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225597
RGB	rgb(34, 85, 151)
HSL	hsl(214, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 43.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.12, 7.32, -41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.12, 41.68, 280.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45.12% -0.0287 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(45.12% 0.121 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.4920, 9.0704, 30.5226)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225597 #976422

analogous

#229097 #225597 #2A2297

triadic

#225597 #972255 #559722

tetradic

#225597 #972290 #976422 #22972A

square

#225597 #972290 #976422 #22972A

split-complementary

#225597 #972A22 #909722

monochromatic

#0C1D33 #173965 #225597 #2D71C9 #5A91DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#225597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#225597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225597

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225597	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 85, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.121 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f84b6',
    500: '#225597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225597;
$custom-light: #6f84b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.846,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45124,
    "c": 0.12088,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225597

secondary

#BE9157

accent

#9E42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225597

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

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