#225B99#225B99

#225B99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.117 H 253.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225B99
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 153)
HSL	hsl(211, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.06, 4.19, -39.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.06, 39.36, 276.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.67% -0.0337 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(46.67% 0.117 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.1484, 10.1210, 31.5495)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225B99 #996022

analogous

#229799 #225B99 #252299

triadic

#225B99 #99225B #5B9922

tetradic

#225B99 #992297 #996022 #229925

square

#225B99 #992297 #996022 #229925

split-complementary

#225B99 #992522 #979922

monochromatic

#0C1F35 #173D67 #225B99 #2D79CB #5B98DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#225B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#225B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225B99

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225B99	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.117 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f88b7',
    500: '#225b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225b99;
$custom-light: #6f88b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.261,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46672,
    "c": 0.11674,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225B99

secondary

#BF8E58

accent

#9741E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225B99

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

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