#225CA3#225CA3
#225CA3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.129 H 255.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 92, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 65%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 43.6%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.96, 7.45, -43.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.96, 44.31, 279.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.57% -0.0323 -0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.57% 0.129 255.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0952, 10.6374, 36.1117) |
| Luminance | 0.1064 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.13
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.23
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.68
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.83
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.06
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225CA3 #A36922
analogous
#229CA3 #225CA3 #2822A3
triadic
#225CA3 #A3225C #5CA322
tetradic
#225CA3 #A3229C #A36922 #22A328
square
#225CA3 #A3229C #A36922 #22A328
split-complementary
#225CA3 #A32822 #9CA322
monochromatic
#0D233E #173F70 #225CA3 #2F79D4 #6199DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.71
#225CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#225CA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225CA3
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225CA3 | 1.00 | 6.71 | 3.13 | 6.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3862A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2056A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.129 255.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7189bf',
500: '#225ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225ca3; $custom-light: #7189bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 92,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.023,
"s": 65.482,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47571,
"c": 0.12917,
"h": 255.5
},
"luminance": 0.10639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225CA3
secondary
#C3965E
accent
#9C3FE8
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F7
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81