#225CA9#225CA9

#225CA9 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.137 H 256.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225CA9
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 169)
HSL	hsl(214, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(214, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 45.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.34, 9.81, -46.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.34, 47.66, 281.87°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% -0.0311 -0.1338)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.137 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.6456, 10.8576, 39.0104)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225CA9 #A96F22

analogous

#22A0A9 #225CA9 #2B22A9

triadic

#225CA9 #A9225C #5CA922

tetradic

#225CA9 #A922A0 #A96F22 #22A92B

square

#225CA9 #A922A0 #A96F22 #22A92B

split-complementary

#225CA9 #A92B22 #A0A922

monochromatic

#0D2543 #184076 #225CA9 #3279D6 #659AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#225CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#225CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225CA9

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225CA9	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3463AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1557A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.137 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7389c3',
    500: '#225ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ca9;
$custom-light: #7389c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.222,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47984,
    "c": 0.13733,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225CA9

secondary

#C59A61

accent

#A03EE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225CA9

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

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