#225C9D#225C9D

#225C9D is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.121 H 253.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225C9D
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 157)
HSL	hsl(212, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(212, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 41.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 5.11, -40.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 41.00, 277.16°)
OKLab	oklab(47.17% -0.0336 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(47.17% 0.121 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.5704, 10.4275, 33.3474)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225C9D #9D6322

analogous

#229A9D #225C9D #25229D

triadic

#225C9D #9D225C #5C9D22

tetradic

#225C9D #9D229A #9D6322 #229D25

square

#225C9D #9D229A #9D6322 #229D25

split-complementary

#225C9D #9D2522 #9A9D22

monochromatic

#0C2138 #173F6B #225C9D #2D79CF #5D99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#225C9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#225C9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225C9D

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225C9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225C9D	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D61A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28569C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225c9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.121 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7089ba',
    500: '#225c9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225c9d;
$custom-light: #7089ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225c9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.707,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4717,
    "c": 0.12103,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225C9D

secondary

#C1905A

accent

#9940E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225C9D

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

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