#225AA3#225AA3

#225AA3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.132 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225AA3
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 163)
HSL	hsl(214, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 44.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 8.76, -44.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 45.48, 281.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.11% -0.0306 -0.1279)
OKLCH	oklch(47.11% 0.132 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.9243, 10.2955, 36.0547)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225AA3 #A36B22

analogous

#229AA3 #225AA3 #2A22A3

triadic

#225AA3 #A3225A #5AA322

tetradic

#225AA3 #A3229A #A36B22 #22A32A

square

#225AA3 #A3229A #A36B22 #22A32A

split-complementary

#225AA3 #A32A22 #9AA322

monochromatic

#0D223E #173E70 #225AA3 #2F76D4 #6197DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#225AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#225AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225AA3

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225AA3	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3561A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A55A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.132 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7188bf',
    500: '#225aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225aa3;
$custom-light: #7188bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.953,
    "s": 65.482,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47109,
    "c": 0.13151,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225AA3

secondary

#C3975E

accent

#9F3FE8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF7

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225AA3

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

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