#225CB0#225CB0

#225CB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.147 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225CB0
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 176)
HSL	hsl(215, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(215, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 47.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 12.55, -50.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 51.59, 284.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.48% -0.0298 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(48.48% 0.147 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3204, 11.1275, 42.5644)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225CB0 #B07622

analogous

#22A3B0 #225CB0 #2F22B0

triadic

#225CB0 #B0225C #5CB022

tetradic

#225CB0 #B022A3 #B07622 #22B02F

square

#225CB0 #B022A3 #B07622 #22B02F

split-complementary

#225CB0 #B02F22 #A3B022

monochromatic

#0E2649 #18417D #225CB0 #3779D8 #6A9BE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#225CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#225CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225CB0

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225CB0	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D65B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.147 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7489c8',
    500: '#225cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225cb0;
$custom-light: #7489c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.493,
    "s": 67.619,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48481,
    "c": 0.14685,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225CB0

secondary

#C8A066

accent

#A43DEA

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225CB0

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

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