#225B96#225B96
#225B96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.113 H 252.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225B96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 91, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 63%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 77%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 39.3%, 0%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.88, 3.02, -37.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.88, 37.74, 274.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.48% -0.0344 -0.1073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.48% 0.113 252.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9037, 10.0231, 30.2609) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 1.93
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.15
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.73
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.83
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.06
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225B96 #965D22
analogous
#229596 #225B96 #232296
triadic
#225B96 #96225B #5B9622
tetradic
#225B96 #962295 #965D22 #229623
square
#225B96 #962295 #965D22 #229623
split-complementary
#225B96 #962322 #959622
monochromatic
#0B1E32 #173D64 #225B96 #2D79C8 #5998D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#225B96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#225B96 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225B96
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225B96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225B96 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F5F98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D5495
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006971
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225b96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.113 252.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e89b5',
500: '#225b96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225b96; $custom-light: #6e89b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225b96",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 91,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.517,
"s": 63.043,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46479,
"c": 0.11268,
"h": 252.2
},
"luminance": 0.10024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225B96
secondary
#BE8B56
accent
#9542E6
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#080B11
muted
#7B7C80