#225B9B#225B9B

#225B9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.119 H 253.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225B9B
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 155)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 41.3%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 4.97, -40.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 40.46, 277.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% -0.0332 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.119 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3150, 10.1876, 32.4268)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225B9B #9B6222

analogous

#22979B #225B9B #26229B

triadic

#225B9B #9B225B #5B9B22

tetradic

#225B9B #9B2297 #9B6222 #229B26

square

#225B9B #9B2297 #9B6222 #229B26

split-complementary

#225B9B #9B2622 #979B22

monochromatic

#0C2037 #173E69 #225B9B #2D78CD #5C98DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#225B9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#225B9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225B9B

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225B9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225B9B	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C609E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28559A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225b9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.119 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f88b9',
    500: '#225b9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225b9b;
$custom-light: #6f88b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225b9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.736,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46803,
    "c": 0.11944,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225B9B

secondary

#C08F59

accent

#9941E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225B9B

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

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