#225CA2#225CA2

#225CA2 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.128 H 255.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225CA2
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 162)
HSL	hsl(213, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 43.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 7.06, -43.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 43.75, 279.29°)
OKLab	oklab(47.5% -0.0325 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(47.5% 0.128 255.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0060, 10.6017, 35.6417)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225CA2 #A26822

analogous

#229CA2 #225CA2 #2822A2

triadic

#225CA2 #A2225C #5CA222

tetradic

#225CA2 #A2229C #A26822 #22A228

square

#225CA2 #A2229C #A26822 #22A228

split-complementary

#225CA2 #A22822 #9CA222

monochromatic

#0D233D #173F6F #225CA2 #2E79D3 #6199DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#225CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#225CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225CA2

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225CA2	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3962A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2256A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.128 255.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7189be',
    500: '#225ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ca2;
$custom-light: #7189be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.813,
    "s": 65.306,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47503,
    "c": 0.12781,
    "h": 255.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225CA2

secondary

#C3955D

accent

#9C40E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225CA2

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

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