#225BA0#225BA0

#225BA0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.126 H 255.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225BA0
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 160)
HSL	hsl(213, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 43.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.48, 6.93, -42.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.48, 43.22, 279.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.14% -0.0321 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(47.14% 0.126 255.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.7436, 10.3591, 34.6842)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225BA0 #A06722

analogous

#229AA0 #225BA0 #2822A0

triadic

#225BA0 #A0225B #5BA022

tetradic

#225BA0 #A0229A #A06722 #22A028

square

#225BA0 #A0229A #A06722 #22A028

split-complementary

#225BA0 #A02822 #9AA022

monochromatic

#0D223B #173E6E #225BA0 #2D78D2 #5F98DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#225BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#225BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225BA0

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225BA0	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3961A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22559F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.126 255.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7188bc',
    500: '#225ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ba0;
$custom-light: #7188bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.857,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47136,
    "c": 0.12624,
    "h": 255.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225BA0

secondary

#C2945C

accent

#9C40E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225BA0

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

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