#225BAD#225BAD

#225BAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.144 H 258.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225BAD
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 173)
HSL	hsl(215, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(215, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 47.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.31, 12.03, -49.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.31, 50.51, 283.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% -0.0295 -0.1409)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.144 258.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.9408, 10.8380, 40.9897)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225BAD #AD7422

analogous

#22A0AD #225BAD #2F22AD

triadic

#225BAD #AD225B #5BAD22

tetradic

#225BAD #AD22A0 #AD7422 #22AD2F

square

#225BAD #AD22A0 #AD7422 #22AD2F

split-complementary

#225BAD #AD2F22 #A0AD22

monochromatic

#0E2547 #18407A #225BAD #3577D7 #689AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#225BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#225BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225BAD

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225BAD	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E63B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0257AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.144 258.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7488c6',
    500: '#225bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225bad;
$custom-light: #7488c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.396,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48042,
    "c": 0.14398,
    "h": 258.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225BAD

secondary

#C79E64

accent

#A33EEA

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#090B13

muted

#7B7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225BAD

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

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