#225AE3#225AE3

#225AE3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.216 H 263.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225AE3
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 227)
HSL	hsl(223, 78%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(223, 85%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(85%, 60.4%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.06, 33.51, -74.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.06, 81.43, 294.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% -0.0239 -0.2149)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.216 263.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1760, 13.1962, 74.2473)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225AE3 #E3AB22

analogous

#22BAE3 #225AE3 #4A22E3

triadic

#225AE3 #E3225A #5AE322

tetradic

#225AE3 #E322BA #E3AB22 #22E34A

square

#225AE3 #E322BA #E3AB22 #22E34A

split-complementary

#225AE3 #E34A22 #BAE322

monochromatic

#102F7B #1643B1 #225AE3 #5883EA #8FABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#225AE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#225AE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225AE3

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225AE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225AE3	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ae3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.216 263.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8188ed',
    500: '#225ae3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ae3;
$custom-light: #8188ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ae3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.591,
    "s": 77.51,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52148,
    "c": 0.21619,
    "h": 263.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225AE3

secondary

#DBC286

accent

#BC34F4

background

#F8F8FE

surface

#F0EFFD

border

#CBCAD5

text

#0D0B16

muted

#7D7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #225AE3

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

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