#225AA4#225AA4

#225AA4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.133 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225AA4
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 164)
HSL	hsl(214, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 45.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 9.15, -45.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 46.04, 281.46°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% -0.0304 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.133 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.0142, 10.3314, 36.5284)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225AA4 #A46C22

analogous

#229BA4 #225AA4 #2B22A4

triadic

#225AA4 #A4225A #5AA422

tetradic

#225AA4 #A4229B #A46C22 #22A42B

square

#225AA4 #A4229B #A46C22 #22A42B

split-complementary

#225AA4 #A42B22 #9BA422

monochromatic

#0D223F #173E71 #225AA4 #2F76D4 #6298DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#225AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#225AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225AA4

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225AA4	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3461A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1855A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.133 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7188bf',
    500: '#225aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225aa4;
$custom-light: #7188bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.154,
    "s": 65.657,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47179,
    "c": 0.13289,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225AA4

secondary

#C4985E

accent

#A03FE9

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF7

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225AA4

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

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