#225699#225699

#225699 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.122 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225699
RGB	rgb(34, 86, 153)
HSL	hsl(214, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(214, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 43.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.55, 7.45, -41.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.55, 42.22, 280.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% -0.0291 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.122 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.7351, 9.2944, 31.4117)
Luminance	0.0930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225699 #996522

analogous

#229299 #225699 #2A2299

triadic

#225699 #992256 #569922

tetradic

#225699 #992292 #996522 #22992A

square

#225699 #992292 #996522 #22992A

split-complementary

#225699 #992A22 #929922

monochromatic

#0C1E35 #173A67 #225699 #2D72CB #5B93DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#225699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#225699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225699

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225699	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 86, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.122 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f85b7',
    500: '#225699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225699;
$custom-light: #6f85b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.782,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45495,
    "c": 0.12247,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225699

secondary

#BF9258

accent

#9E41E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225699

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

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