#225C9B#225C9B

#225C9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.118 H 253.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225C9B
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 155)
HSL	hsl(211, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 40.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.48, 4.33, -39.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.48, 39.90, 276.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.04% -0.0341 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(47.04% 0.118 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.4010, 10.3597, 32.4554)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225C9B #9B6122

analogous

#22989B #225C9B #25229B

triadic

#225C9B #9B225C #5C9B22

tetradic

#225C9B #9B2298 #9B6122 #229B25

square

#225C9B #9B2298 #9B6122 #229B25

split-complementary

#225C9B #9B2522 #989B22

monochromatic

#0C2037 #173E69 #225C9B #2D7ACD #5C99DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#225C9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#225C9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225C9B

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225C9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225C9B	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E619E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A569A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225c9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.118 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89b9',
    500: '#225c9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225c9b;
$custom-light: #6f89b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225c9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.24,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47039,
    "c": 0.11833,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225C9B

secondary

#C08F59

accent

#9741E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225C9B

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

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