#225B8D#225B8D
#225B8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.101 H 248.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225B8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 91, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 35.5%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.38, -0.46, -32.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.38, 32.98, 269.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.92% -0.0369 -0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.92% 0.101 248.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2067, 9.7443, 26.5898) |
| Luminance | 0.0974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 1.66
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 3.48
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.64
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.65
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.73
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225B8D #8D5422
analogous
#228D8A #225B8D #22268D
triadic
#225B8D #8D225B #5B8D22
tetradic
#225B8D #8A228D #8D5422 #268D22
square
#225B8D #8A228D #8D5422 #268D22
split-complementary
#225B8D #8D2226 #8D8A22
monochromatic
#0A1B2A #163B5C #225B8D #2E7BBE #5499D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.12
#225B8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.95
#225B8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225B8D
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225B8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225B8D | 1.00 | 7.12 | 2.95 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#445D8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#35538C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00676D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225b8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.101 248.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c89ae',
500: '#225b8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225b8d; $custom-light: #6c89ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225b8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 91,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.037,
"s": 61.143,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45919,
"c": 0.10072,
"h": 248.5
},
"luminance": 0.09745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225B8D
secondary
#B98251
accent
#8F44E4
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDEFF4
border
#C8CACE
text
#080B10
muted
#7B7C7F