#225BBB#225BBB

#225BBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.163 H 260.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#225BBB
RGBrgb(34, 91, 187)
HSLhsl(218, 69%, 43%)
HSVhsv(218, 82%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(81.8%, 51.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(40.26, 17.52, -55.74)
CIE-LCHlch(40.26, 58.43, 287.45°)
OKLaboklab(49.08% -0.0274 -0.1606)
OKLCHoklch(49.08% 0.163 260.3)
XYZxyz(13.3671, 11.4085, 48.5016)
Luminance0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#225BBB #BB8222
analogous
#22A7BB #225BBB #3522BB
triadic
#225BBB #BB225B #5BBB22
tetradic
#225BBB #BB22A7 #BB8222 #22BB35
square
#225BBB #BB22A7 #BB8222 #22BB35
split-complementary
#225BBB #BB3522 #A7BB22
monochromatic
#0F2953 #194287 #225BBB #3E79DC #729DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40
#225BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28
#225BBB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225BBB
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##225BBB#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##225BBB1.006.403.286.40
#FFFFFF6.401.0021.001.00
#0000003.2821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.401.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B66BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0058B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007282
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #225bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.163 260.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7788d0',
    500: '#225bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #225bbb;
$custom-light: #7788d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#225bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.647,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49078,
    "c": 0.16292,
    "h": 260.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#225BBB
secondary
#CCA96D
accent
#AA3CEC
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEEFF9
border
#C9CAD2
text
#0A0B14
muted
#7C7C82

Preview Lab

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#225BBB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva