#225AA9#225AA9

#225AA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.140 H 257.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225AA9
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 169)
HSL	hsl(215, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(215, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 46.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 11.12, -47.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 48.86, 283.15°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% -0.0294 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.14 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.4746, 10.5156, 38.9534)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225AA9 #A97122

analogous

#229EA9 #225AA9 #2E22A9

triadic

#225AA9 #A9225A #5AA922

tetradic

#225AA9 #A9229E #A97122 #22A92E

square

#225AA9 #A9229E #A97122 #22A92E

split-complementary

#225AA9 #A92E22 #9EA922

monochromatic

#0D2443 #183F76 #225AA9 #3276D6 #6598E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#225AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#225AA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225AA9

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225AA9	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F62AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B56A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.140 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7388c3',
    500: '#225aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225aa9;
$custom-light: #7388c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.111,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47531,
    "c": 0.13972,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225AA9

secondary

#C59C61

accent

#A23EE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225AA9

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

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