#225BA1#225BA1

#225BA1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.128 H 255.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225BA1
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 161)
HSL	hsl(213, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 43.5%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.54, 7.32, -43.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.54, 43.78, 279.63°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% -0.0319 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.128 255.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.8314, 10.3942, 35.1467)
Luminance	0.1040 (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

#225BA1 #A16822

analogous

#229AA1 #225BA1 #2922A1

triadic

#225BA1 #A1225B #5BA122

tetradic

#225BA1 #A1229A #A16822 #22A129

square

#225BA1 #A1229A #A16822 #22A129

split-complementary

#225BA1 #A12922 #9AA122

monochromatic

#0D223C #173E6E #225BA1 #2D78D3 #6098DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#225BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#225BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225BA1

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225BA1	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3861A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2055A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.128 255.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7188bd',
    500: '#225ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ba1;
$custom-light: #7188bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.071,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47203,
    "c": 0.12761,
    "h": 255.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225BA1

secondary

#C2955D

accent

#9D40E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225BA1

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

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