#225B87#225B87

#225B87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.093 H 245.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225B87
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 135)
HSL	hsl(206, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 32.6%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.06, -2.75, -29.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.06, 29.96, 264.73°)
OKLab	oklab(45.56% -0.0387 -0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(45.56% 0.093 245.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.7723, 9.5705, 24.3019)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225B87 #874E22

analogous

#228780 #225B87 #222887

triadic

#225B87 #87225B #5B8722

tetradic

#225B87 #802287 #874E22 #288722

square

#225B87 #802287 #874E22 #288722

split-complementary

#225B87 #872228 #878022

monochromatic

#091925 #163A56 #225B87 #2E7CB8 #509AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#225B87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#225B87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225B87

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225B87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225B87	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475C89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395386

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225b87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.093 245.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b89aa',
    500: '#225b87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225b87;
$custom-light: #6b89aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225b87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.139,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45563,
    "c": 0.093,
    "h": 245.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225B87

secondary

#B77C4E

accent

#8A45E3

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225B87

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

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