#225BAC#225BAC

#225BAC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.143 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225BAC
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 172)
HSL	hsl(215, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(215, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 47.1%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 11.64, -48.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 49.95, 283.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.97% -0.0297 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(47.97% 0.143 258)
XYZ	xyz(11.8444, 10.7994, 40.4820)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225BAC #AC7322

analogous

#22A0AC #225BAC #2E22AC

triadic

#225BAC #AC225B #5BAC22

tetradic

#225BAC #AC22A0 #AC7322 #22AC2E

square

#225BAC #AC22A0 #AC7322 #22AC2E

split-complementary

#225BAC #AC2E22 #A0AC22

monochromatic

#0E2546 #184079 #225BAC #3477D7 #679AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#225BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#225BAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225BAC

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225BAC	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F63AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0657AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.143 258.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7388c5',
    500: '#225bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225bac;
$custom-light: #7388c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.217,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4797,
    "c": 0.14262,
    "h": 258
  },
  "luminance": 0.10801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225BAC

secondary

#C79E63

accent

#A33EEA

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#090B13

muted

#7B7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225BAC

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

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