#225C8D#225C8D

#225C8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.100 H 247.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225C8D
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 141)
HSL	hsl(207, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(207, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 34.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.69, -1.09, -32.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.69, 32.50, 268.08°)
OKLab	oklab(46.17% -0.0379 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(46.17% 0.1 247.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2927, 9.9164, 26.6184)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225C8D #8D5322

analogous

#228D89 #225C8D #22268D

triadic

#225C8D #8D225C #5C8D22

tetradic

#225C8D #89228D #8D5322 #268D22

square

#225C8D #89228D #8D5322 #268D22

split-complementary

#225C8D #8D2226 #8D8922

monochromatic

#0A1C2A #163C5C #225C8D #2E7CBE #549AD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#225C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#225C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225C8D

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225C8D	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465E8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36548C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.100 247.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d89ae',
    500: '#225c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225c8d;
$custom-light: #6d89ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.477,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46165,
    "c": 0.09974,
    "h": 247.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225C8D

secondary

#B98151

accent

#8D44E4

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225C8D

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

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