#225C97#225C97

#225C97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.113 H 251.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225C97
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 151)
HSL	hsl(210, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(210, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 39.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.25, 2.77, -37.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.25, 37.74, 274.21°)
OKLab	oklab(46.78% -0.0351 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(46.78% 0.113 251.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0706, 10.2276, 30.7155)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225C97 #975D22

analogous

#229797 #225C97 #222297

triadic

#225C97 #97225C #5C9722

tetradic

#225C97 #972297 #975D22 #229722

square

#225C97 #972297 #975D22 #229722

split-complementary

#225C97 #972222 #979722

monochromatic

#0C1F33 #173E65 #225C97 #2D7AC9 #5A99DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#225C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#225C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225C97

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225C97	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#406099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.113 251.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89b6',
    500: '#225c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225c97;
$custom-light: #6f89b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.256,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46782,
    "c": 0.11294,
    "h": 251.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225C97

secondary

#BE8B57

accent

#9542E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225C97

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

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