#225C87#225C87

#225C87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.092 H 244.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225C87
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 135)
HSL	hsl(206, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 31.9%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.38, -3.38, -29.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.38, 29.53, 263.43°)
OKLab	oklab(45.81% -0.0398 -0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(45.81% 0.092 244.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.8583, 9.7426, 24.3306)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225C87 #874D22

analogous

#22877F #225C87 #222987

triadic

#225C87 #87225C #5C8722

tetradic

#225C87 #7F2287 #874D22 #298722

square

#225C87 #7F2287 #874D22 #298722

split-complementary

#225C87 #872229 #877F22

monochromatic

#091925 #163B56 #225C87 #2E7DB8 #509BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#225C87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#225C87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225C87

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225C87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225C87	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485D89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5486

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225c87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.092 244.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b89aa',
    500: '#225c87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225c87;
$custom-light: #6b89aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225c87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.545,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45813,
    "c": 0.0921,
    "h": 244.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225C87

secondary

#B77B4E

accent

#8845E3

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225C87

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

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