#225599#225599

#225599 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.124 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225599
RGB	rgb(34, 85, 153)
HSL	hsl(214, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(214, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 44.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.24, 8.11, -42.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.24, 42.81, 280.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% -0.0282 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.124 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.6558, 9.1359, 31.3853)
Luminance	0.0914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225599 #996622

analogous

#229199 #225599 #2B2299

triadic

#225599 #992255 #559922

tetradic

#225599 #992291 #996622 #22992B

square

#225599 #992291 #996622 #22992B

split-complementary

#225599 #992B22 #919922

monochromatic

#0C1D35 #173967 #225599 #2D71CB #5B92DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#225599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#225599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225599

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225599	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 85, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.124 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f84b7',
    500: '#225599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225599;
$custom-light: #6f84b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45262,
    "c": 0.12366,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225599

secondary

#BF9358

accent

#A041E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225599

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

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