#225A99#225A99
#225A99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.118 H 253.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225A99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 90, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 41.2%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.75, 4.84, -39.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.75, 39.92, 276.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.43% -0.0328 -0.1132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.43% 0.118 253.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0635, 9.9511, 31.5212) |
| Luminance | 0.0995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.19
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.80
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.52
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.05
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.07
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225A99 #996122
analogous
#229699 #225A99 #262299
triadic
#225A99 #99225A #5A9922
tetradic
#225A99 #992296 #996122 #229926
square
#225A99 #992296 #996122 #229926
split-complementary
#225A99 #992622 #969922
monochromatic
#0C1F35 #173D67 #225A99 #2D77CB #5B97DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#225A99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#225A99 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225A99
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225A99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225A99 | 1.00 | 7.02 | 2.99 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C5F9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#285498
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006972
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225a99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.118 253.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f88b7',
500: '#225a99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225a99; $custom-light: #6f88b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225a99",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 90,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.765,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46435,
"c": 0.11786,
"h": 253.9
},
"luminance": 0.09952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225A99
secondary
#BF8E58
accent
#9941E7
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#080B11
muted
#7B7C80