#225AB3#225AB3

#225AB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.153 H 259.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225AB3
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 179)
HSL	hsl(217, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(217, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 49.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, 15.04, -52.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 54.52, 286.02°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% -0.0278 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.153 259.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.4496, 10.9056, 44.0879)
Luminance	0.1091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225AB3 #B37B22

analogous

#22A3B3 #225AB3 #3322B3

triadic

#225AB3 #B3225A #5AB322

tetradic

#225AB3 #B322A3 #B37B22 #22B333

square

#225AB3 #B322A3 #B37B22 #22B333

split-complementary

#225AB3 #B33322 #A3B322

monochromatic

#0E264C #184080 #225AB3 #3977D9 #6C9AE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#225AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#225AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225AB3

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225AB3	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2464B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.153 259.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7588ca',
    500: '#225ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ab3;
$custom-light: #7588ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.828,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48259,
    "c": 0.15334,
    "h": 259.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225AB3

secondary

#C9A468

accent

#A83DEB

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225AB3

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

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