#225C99#225C99

#225C99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.116 H 252.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225C99
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 153)
HSL	hsl(211, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 39.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.36, 3.55, -38.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.36, 38.82, 275.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.91% -0.0346 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(46.91% 0.116 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.2344, 10.2931, 31.5782)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225C99 #995F22

analogous

#229899 #225C99 #242299

triadic

#225C99 #99225C #5C9922

tetradic

#225C99 #992298 #995F22 #229924

square

#225C99 #992298 #995F22 #229924

split-complementary

#225C99 #992422 #989922

monochromatic

#0C2035 #173E67 #225C99 #2D7ACB #5B99DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#225C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#225C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225C99

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225C99	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F609B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.116 252.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89b7',
    500: '#225c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225c99;
$custom-light: #6f89b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.756,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4691,
    "c": 0.11562,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225C99

secondary

#BF8D58

accent

#9641E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225C99

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

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