#225C9C#225C9C

#225C9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.120 H 253.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225C9C
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 156)
HSL	hsl(211, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 41%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.54, 4.72, -40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.54, 40.45, 276.70°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% -0.0339 -0.1148)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.12 253.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.4853, 10.3934, 32.8996)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225C9C #9C6222

analogous

#22999C #225C9C #25229C

triadic

#225C9C #9C225C #5C9C22

tetradic

#225C9C #9C2299 #9C6222 #229C25

square

#225C9C #9C2299 #9C6222 #229C25

split-complementary

#225C9C #9C2522 #999C22

monochromatic

#0C2138 #173E6A #225C9C #2D7ACE #5D99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#225C9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#225C9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225C9C

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225C9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225C9C	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D619F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29569B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225c9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.120 253.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089b9',
    500: '#225c9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225c9c;
$custom-light: #7089b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225c9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.475,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47104,
    "c": 0.11968,
    "h": 253.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225C9C

secondary

#C08F5A

accent

#9841E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225C9C

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

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