#225CAA#225CAA
#225CAA is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.139 H 257.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 92, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 67%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 45.9%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.40, 10.20, -47.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.40, 48.22, 282.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.05% -0.0309 -0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.05% 0.139 257.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7399, 10.8953, 39.5067) |
| Luminance | 0.1090 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.46
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.89
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.98
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.14
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.35
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225CAA #AA7022
analogous
#22A0AA #225CAA #2C22AA
triadic
#225CAA #AA225C #5CAA22
tetradic
#225CAA #AA22A0 #AA7022 #22AA2C
square
#225CAA #AA22A0 #AA7022 #22AA2C
split-complementary
#225CAA #AA2C22 #A0AA22
monochromatic
#0E2544 #184077 #225CAA #3379D6 #669AE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.61
#225CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#225CAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225CAA
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225CAA | 1.00 | 6.61 | 3.18 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3363AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1357A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006F7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.139 257.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7389c4',
500: '#225caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225caa; $custom-light: #7389c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 92,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.412,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48054,
"c": 0.13869,
"h": 257.1
},
"luminance": 0.10897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225CAA
secondary
#C69B62
accent
#A13EEA
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#090B13
muted
#7B7C82