#225A9D#225A9D

#225A9D is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.123 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225A9D
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 157)
HSL	hsl(213, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(213, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 42.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 6.41, -41.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 42.13, 278.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% -0.0318 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.123 255)
XYZ	xyz(10.3994, 10.0855, 33.2904)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225A9D #9D6522

analogous

#22989D #225A9D #28229D

triadic

#225A9D #9D225A #5A9D22

tetradic

#225A9D #9D2298 #9D6522 #229D28

square

#225A9D #9D2298 #9D6522 #229D28

split-complementary

#225A9D #9D2822 #989D22

monochromatic

#0C2038 #173D6B #225A9D #2D77CF #5D97DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#225A9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#225A9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225A9D

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225A9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225A9D	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23549C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225a9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.123 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088ba',
    500: '#225a9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225a9d;
$custom-light: #7088ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225a9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.683,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.467,
    "c": 0.1233,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.10087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225A9D

secondary

#C1925A

accent

#9B40E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225A9D

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

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