#225AA0#225AA0

#225AA0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.127 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225AA0
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 160)
HSL	hsl(213, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 7.58, -43.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 43.80, 279.97°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% -0.0312 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.127 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6587, 10.1892, 34.6559)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225AA0 #A06822

analogous

#2299A0 #225AA0 #2922A0

triadic

#225AA0 #A0225A #5AA022

tetradic

#225AA0 #A02299 #A06822 #22A029

square

#225AA0 #A02299 #A06822 #22A029

split-complementary

#225AA0 #A02922 #99A022

monochromatic

#0D213B #173E6E #225AA0 #2D76D2 #5F97DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#225AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#225AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225AA0

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225AA0	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3760A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F559F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.127 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7188bc',
    500: '#225aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225aa0;
$custom-light: #7188bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.333,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46903,
    "c": 0.12741,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225AA0

secondary

#C2955C

accent

#9D40E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225AA0

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

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