#225A96#225A96

#225A96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.114 H 252.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225A96
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 150)
HSL	hsl(211, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(211, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 40%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.58, 3.67, -38.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.58, 38.28, 275.50°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% -0.0335 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.114 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8188, 9.8533, 30.2326)
Luminance	0.0985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225A96 #965E22

analogous

#229496 #225A96 #242296

triadic

#225A96 #96225A #5A9622

tetradic

#225A96 #962294 #965E22 #229624

square

#225A96 #962294 #965E22 #229624

split-complementary

#225A96 #962422 #949622

monochromatic

#0B1E32 #173C64 #225A96 #2D78C8 #5997D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#225A96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#225A96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225A96

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225A96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225A96	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E5E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225a96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.114 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e88b5',
    500: '#225a96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225a96;
$custom-light: #6e88b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225a96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.034,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4624,
    "c": 0.11378,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225A96

secondary

#BE8C56

accent

#9742E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225A96

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

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