#225A98#225A98
#225A98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.116 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225A98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 90, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 63%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.6%, 40.8%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.70, 4.45, -39.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.70, 39.37, 276.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.37% -0.033 -0.1117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.37% 0.116 253.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9812, 9.9183, 31.0880) |
| Luminance | 0.0992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.09
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.79
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.56
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.99
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.02
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225A98 #986022
analogous
#229598 #225A98 #252298
triadic
#225A98 #98225A #5A9822
tetradic
#225A98 #982295 #986022 #229825
square
#225A98 #982295 #986022 #229825
split-complementary
#225A98 #982522 #959822
monochromatic
#0C1F34 #173C66 #225A98 #2D78CA #5A97DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.04
#225A98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#225A98 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225A98
7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225A98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225A98 | 1.00 | 7.04 | 2.98 | 7.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C5F9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#295497
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006971
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225a98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.116 253.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f88b7',
500: '#225a98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225a98; $custom-light: #6f88b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225a98",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 90,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.525,
"s": 63.441,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46369,
"c": 0.11649,
"h": 253.5
},
"luminance": 0.09919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225A98
secondary
#BE8E57
accent
#9841E6
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#080B11
muted
#7B7C80