#225AAD#225AAD

#225AAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.145 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225AAD
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 173)
HSL	hsl(216, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(216, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 48%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.02, 12.69, -49.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.02, 51.12, 284.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% -0.0287 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.145 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8559, 10.6681, 40.9614)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225AAD #AD7522

analogous

#22A0AD #225AAD #2F22AD

triadic

#225AAD #AD225A #5AAD22

tetradic

#225AAD #AD22A0 #AD7522 #22AD2F

square

#225AAD #AD22A0 #AD7522 #22AD2F

split-complementary

#225AAD #AD2F22 #A0AD22

monochromatic

#0E2547 #183F7A #225AAD #3576D7 #6899E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#225AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#225AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225AAD

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225AAD	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B63B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.145 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7488c6',
    500: '#225aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225aad;
$custom-light: #7488c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.827,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47818,
    "c": 0.14518,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225AAD

secondary

#C79F64

accent

#A53EEA

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#090B13

muted

#7B7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225AAD

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

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