#225B9C#225B9C

#225B9C is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.121 H 254.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225B9C
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 156)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 41.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 5.36, -40.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 41.01, 277.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.87% -0.033 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(46.87% 0.121 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.3993, 10.2213, 32.8709)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225B9C #9C6322

analogous

#22989C #225B9C #26229C

triadic

#225B9C #9C225B #5B9C22

tetradic

#225B9C #9C2298 #9C6322 #229C26

square

#225B9C #9C2298 #9C6322 #229C26

split-complementary

#225B9C #9C2622 #989C22

monochromatic

#0C2038 #173E6A #225B9C #2D78CE #5D98DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#225B9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#225B9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225B9C

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225B9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225B9C	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B609F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27559B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225b9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.121 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088b9',
    500: '#225b9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225b9c;
$custom-light: #7088b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225b9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.967,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46869,
    "c": 0.1208,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225B9C

secondary

#C0905A

accent

#9941E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225B9C

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

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