#225A79#225A79

#225A79 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.077 H 236.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225A79
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 121)
HSL	hsl(201, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(201, 72%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 25.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, -7.37, -22.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 24.00, 252.11°)
OKLab	oklab(44.53% -0.0425 -0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(44.53% 0.077 236.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.7657, 9.0320, 19.4195)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225A79 #794122

analogous

#22796C #225A79 #222F79

triadic

#225A79 #79225A #5A7922

tetradic

#225A79 #6C2279 #794122 #2F7922

square

#225A79 #6C2279 #794122 #2F7922

split-complementary

#225A79 #79222F #796C22

monochromatic

#071319 #153649 #225A79 #2F7EA9 #499DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#225A79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#225A79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225A79

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225A79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225A79	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5A7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5178

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225a79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.077 236.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6988a0',
    500: '#225a79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225a79;
$custom-light: #6988a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225a79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.379,
    "s": 56.129,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44532,
    "c": 0.07705,
    "h": 236.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225A79

secondary

#AC6D4B

accent

#7E48DF

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #225A79

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

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