#225B98#225B98

#225B98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.115 H 252.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225B98
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 152)
HSL	hsl(211, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 40.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 3.80, -38.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 38.82, 275.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% -0.0339 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.115 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0661, 10.0881, 31.1163)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225B98 #985F22

analogous

#229698 #225B98 #242298

triadic

#225B98 #98225B #5B9822

tetradic

#225B98 #982296 #985F22 #229824

square

#225B98 #982296 #985F22 #229824

split-complementary

#225B98 #982422 #969822

monochromatic

#0C1F34 #173D66 #225B98 #2D79CA #5A98DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#225B98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#225B98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225B98

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225B98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225B98	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E5F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225b98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.115 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89b7',
    500: '#225b98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225b98;
$custom-light: #6f89b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225b98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.017,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46607,
    "c": 0.11538,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225B98

secondary

#BE8D57

accent

#9741E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225B98

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

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