#225B97#225B97

#225B97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.114 H 252.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225B97
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 151)
HSL	hsl(211, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(211, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 39.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 3.41, -38.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 38.28, 275.12°)
OKLab	oklab(46.54% -0.0342 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(46.54% 0.114 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9846, 10.0555, 30.6868)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225B97 #975E22

analogous

#229697 #225B97 #242297

triadic

#225B97 #97225B #5B9722

tetradic

#225B97 #972296 #975E22 #229724

square

#225B97 #972296 #975E22 #229724

split-complementary

#225B97 #972422 #969722

monochromatic

#0C1F33 #173D65 #225B97 #2D79C9 #5A98DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#225B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#225B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225B97

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225B97	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.114 252.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89b6',
    500: '#225b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225b97;
$custom-light: #6f89b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.769,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46543,
    "c": 0.11402,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225B97

secondary

#BE8C57

accent

#9642E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225B97

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

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