#225B9F#225B9F

#225B9F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.125 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225B9F
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 159)
HSL	hsl(213, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 42.8%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, 6.54, -42.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 42.66, 278.81°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% -0.0323 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.125 255)
XYZ	xyz(10.6565, 10.3242, 34.2253)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225B9F #9F6622

analogous

#22999F #225B9F #27229F

triadic

#225B9F #9F225B #5B9F22

tetradic

#225B9F #9F2299 #9F6622 #229F27

square

#225B9F #9F2299 #9F6622 #229F27

split-complementary

#225B9F #9F2722 #999F22

monochromatic

#0C213A #173E6D #225B9F #2D78D1 #5F98DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#225B9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#225B9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225B9F

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225B9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225B9F	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3961A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23559E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225b9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.125 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7088bc',
    500: '#225b9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225b9f;
$custom-light: #7088bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225b9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.64,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47068,
    "c": 0.12488,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.10325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225B9F

secondary

#C1935B

accent

#9B40E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225B9F

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

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