#225C8C#225C8C

#225C8C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.098 H 247.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225C8C
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 140)
HSL	hsl(207, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(207, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 34.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, -1.47, -31.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 32.00, 267.36°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% -0.0382 -0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.098 247.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.2187, 9.8868, 26.2283)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225C8C #8C5222

analogous

#228C87 #225C8C #22278C

triadic

#225C8C #8C225C #5C8C22

tetradic

#225C8C #87228C #8C5222 #278C22

square

#225C8C #87228C #8C5222 #278C22

split-complementary

#225C8C #8C2227 #8C8722

monochromatic

#0A1B2A #163C5B #225C8C #2E7CBD #539AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#225C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#225C8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225C8C

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225C8C	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37548B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.098 247.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c89ae',
    500: '#225c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225c8c;
$custom-light: #6c89ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.17,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46105,
    "c": 0.09845,
    "h": 247.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225C8C

secondary

#B98051

accent

#8C44E4

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225C8C

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

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