#225C96#225C96

#225C96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.112 H 251.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225C96
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 150)
HSL	hsl(210, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(210, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 38.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 2.38, -37.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 37.20, 273.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% -0.0354 -0.1058)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.112 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.9898, 10.1952, 30.2896)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225C96 #965C22

analogous

#229696 #225C96 #222296

triadic

#225C96 #96225C #5C9622

tetradic

#225C96 #962296 #965C22 #229622

square

#225C96 #962296 #965C22 #229622

split-complementary

#225C96 #962222 #969622

monochromatic

#0B1F32 #173D64 #225C96 #2D7BC8 #5999D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#225C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#225C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225C96

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225C96	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.112 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e89b5',
    500: '#225c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225c96;
$custom-light: #6e89b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46718,
    "c": 0.1116,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225C96

secondary

#BE8A56

accent

#9442E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225C96

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

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