#225AA5#225AA5

#225AA5 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.134 H 257.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225AA5
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 165)
HSL	hsl(214, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.49, 9.54, -45.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.49, 46.60, 281.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.25% -0.0302 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(47.25% 0.134 257)
XYZ	xyz(11.1049, 10.3677, 37.0059)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225AA5 #A56D22

analogous

#229CA5 #225AA5 #2C22A5

triadic

#225AA5 #A5225A #5AA522

tetradic

#225AA5 #A5229C #A56D22 #22A52C

square

#225AA5 #A5229C #A56D22 #22A52C

split-complementary

#225AA5 #A52C22 #9CA522

monochromatic

#0D2340 #183E72 #225AA5 #3076D4 #6398DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#225AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#225AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225AA5

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225AA5	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3361A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1655A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.134 257.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7288c0',
    500: '#225aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225aa5;
$custom-light: #7288c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.351,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47248,
    "c": 0.13425,
    "h": 257
  },
  "luminance": 0.10369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225AA5

secondary

#C4995F

accent

#A03FE9

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF7

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225AA5

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

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