#225A9B#225A9B
#225A9B is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.121 H 254.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225A9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 90, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.1%, 41.9%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.87, 5.62, -40.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.87, 41.02, 277.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.57% -0.0323 -0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.57% 0.121 254.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2300, 10.0178, 32.3985) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.39
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.86
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.45
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.12
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.20
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225A9B #9B6322
analogous
#22979B #225A9B #26229B
triadic
#225A9B #9B225A #5A9B22
tetradic
#225A9B #9B2297 #9B6322 #229B26
square
#225A9B #9B2297 #9B6322 #229B26
split-complementary
#225A9B #9B2622 #979B22
monochromatic
#0C2037 #173D69 #225A9B #2D77CD #5C97DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#225A9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#225A9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225A9B
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225A9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225A9B | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A5F9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#26549A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006973
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225a9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.121 254.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f88b9',
500: '#225a9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225a9b; $custom-light: #6f88b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225a9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 90,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.231,
"s": 64.021,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46567,
"c": 0.12058,
"h": 254.5
},
"luminance": 0.10019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225A9B
secondary
#C09059
accent
#9A41E7
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#080B11
muted
#7B7C80