#225BA2#225BA2

#225BA2 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.129 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225BA2
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 162)
HSL	hsl(213, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 43.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 7.71, -43.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 44.33, 280.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% -0.0316 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.129 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.9199, 10.4296, 35.6130)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225BA2 #A26922

analogous

#229BA2 #225BA2 #2922A2

triadic

#225BA2 #A2225B #5BA222

tetradic

#225BA2 #A2229B #A26922 #22A229

square

#225BA2 #A2229B #A26922 #22A229

split-complementary

#225BA2 #A22922 #9BA222

monochromatic

#0D223D #173F6F #225BA2 #2E78D3 #6198DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#225BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#225BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225BA2

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225BA2	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3761A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F56A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.129 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7188be',
    500: '#225ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ba2;
$custom-light: #7188be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.281,
    "s": 65.306,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47271,
    "c": 0.12897,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225BA2

secondary

#C3955D

accent

#9D40E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF7

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225BA2

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

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