#225BA4#225BA4

#225BA4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.132 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225BA4
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 164)
HSL	hsl(214, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 44.5%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.73, 8.50, -44.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.73, 45.45, 280.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.41% -0.0312 -0.1279)
OKLCH	oklch(47.41% 0.132 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0991, 10.5013, 36.5567)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225BA4 #A46B22

analogous

#229CA4 #225BA4 #2A22A4

triadic

#225BA4 #A4225B #5BA422

tetradic

#225BA4 #A4229C #A46B22 #22A42A

square

#225BA4 #A4229C #A46B22 #22A42A

split-complementary

#225BA4 #A42A22 #9CA422

monochromatic

#0D233F #173F71 #225BA4 #2F77D4 #6299DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#225BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#225BA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225BA4

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225BA4	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3662A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B56A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.132 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7188bf',
    500: '#225ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ba4;
$custom-light: #7188bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.692,
    "s": 65.657,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47408,
    "c": 0.1317,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225BA4

secondary

#C4975E

accent

#9E3FE9

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF7

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225BA4

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

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