#225BA3#225BA3

#225BA3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.130 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225BA3
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 163)
HSL	hsl(213, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 44.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 8.11, -44.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 44.89, 280.40°)
OKLab	oklab(47.34% -0.0314 -0.1265)
OKLCH	oklch(47.34% 0.13 256)
XYZ	xyz(11.0092, 10.4653, 36.0830)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225BA3 #A36A22

analogous

#229BA3 #225BA3 #2922A3

triadic

#225BA3 #A3225B #5BA322

tetradic

#225BA3 #A3229B #A36A22 #22A329

square

#225BA3 #A3229B #A36A22 #22A329

split-complementary

#225BA3 #A32922 #9BA322

monochromatic

#0D223E #173F70 #225BA3 #2F78D4 #6198DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#225BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#225BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225BA3

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225BA3	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3661A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D56A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.130 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7188bf',
    500: '#225ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ba3;
$custom-light: #7188bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.488,
    "s": 65.482,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4734,
    "c": 0.13034,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.10467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225BA3

secondary

#C3965E

accent

#9E3FE8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF7

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225BA3

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

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