#225CB1#225CB1

#225CB1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.148 H 258.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225CB1
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 177)
HSL	hsl(216, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(216, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.8%, 48%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.86, 12.94, -50.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.86, 52.15, 284.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.55% -0.0296 -0.1452)
OKLCH	oklch(48.55% 0.148 258.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4197, 11.1672, 43.0874)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225CB1 #B17722

analogous

#22A4B1 #225CB1 #2F22B1

triadic

#225CB1 #B1225C #5CB122

tetradic

#225CB1 #B122A4 #B17722 #22B12F

square

#225CB1 #B122A4 #B17722 #22B12F

split-complementary

#225CB1 #B12F22 #A4B122

monochromatic

#0E274A #18417E #225CB1 #3879D9 #6B9BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#225CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#225CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225CB1

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225CB1	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C65B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.148 258.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7489c9',
    500: '#225cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225cb1;
$custom-light: #7489c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.664,
    "s": 67.773,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48553,
    "c": 0.14821,
    "h": 258.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225CB1

secondary

#C9A166

accent

#A43DEB

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225CB1

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

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