#225A9C#225A9C

#225A9C is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.122 H 254.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225A9C
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 156)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.93, 6.01, -41.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.93, 41.58, 278.32°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% -0.0321 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.122 254.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.3144, 10.0515, 32.8426)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225A9C #9C6422

analogous

#22979C #225A9C #27229C

triadic

#225A9C #9C225A #5A9C22

tetradic

#225A9C #9C2297 #9C6422 #229C27

square

#225A9C #9C2297 #9C6422 #229C27

split-complementary

#225A9C #9C2722 #979C22

monochromatic

#0C2038 #173D6A #225A9C #2D77CE #5D97DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#225A9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#225A9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225A9C

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225A9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225A9C	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25549B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225a9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.122 254.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088b9',
    500: '#225a9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225a9c;
$custom-light: #7088b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225a9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.459,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46633,
    "c": 0.12194,
    "h": 254.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225A9C

secondary

#C0915A

accent

#9B41E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225A9C

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

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