#225BC3#225BC3

#225BC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.174 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225BC3
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 195)
HSL	hsl(219, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(219, 83%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.6%, 53.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.83, 20.64, -59.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.83, 62.95, 289.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% -0.0265 -0.1716)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.174 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2475, 11.7606, 53.1383)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225BC3 #C38A22

analogous

#22ABC3 #225BC3 #3A22C3

triadic

#225BC3 #C3225B #5BC322

tetradic

#225BC3 #C322AB #C38A22 #22C33A

square

#225BC3 #C322AB #C38A22 #22C33A

split-complementary

#225BC3 #C33A22 #ABC322

monochromatic

#102A5B #19438F #225BC3 #447BDE #789FE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#225BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#225BC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225BC3

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225BC3	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0268C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.174 261.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7988d6',
    500: '#225bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225bc3;
$custom-light: #7988d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.758,
    "s": 70.306,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49696,
    "c": 0.17361,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225BC3

secondary

#CFAE72

accent

#AE3BED

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#EFEFFA

border

#CACAD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #225BC3

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

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