#225B9D#225B9D

#225B9D is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.122 H 254.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225B9D
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 157)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 42%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, 5.76, -41.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 41.56, 277.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% -0.0327 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.122 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4843, 10.2553, 33.3187)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225B9D #9D6422

analogous

#22999D #225B9D #26229D

triadic

#225B9D #9D225B #5B9D22

tetradic

#225B9D #9D2299 #9D6422 #229D26

square

#225B9D #9D2299 #9D6422 #229D26

split-complementary

#225B9D #9D2622 #999D22

monochromatic

#0C2138 #173E6B #225B9D #2D78CF #5D98DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#225B9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#225B9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225B9D

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225B9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225B9D	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B60A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26559C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225b9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.122 254.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088ba',
    500: '#225b9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225b9d;
$custom-light: #7088ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225b9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.195,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46935,
    "c": 0.12216,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225B9D

secondary

#C1915A

accent

#9A40E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225B9D

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

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