#225CB3#225CB3

#225CB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.151 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225CB3
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 179)
HSL	hsl(216, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(216, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 48.6%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.99, 13.73, -51.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.99, 53.28, 284.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% -0.0293 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.151 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6205, 11.2475, 44.1449)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225CB3 #B37922

analogous

#22A5B3 #225CB3 #3122B3

triadic

#225CB3 #B3225C #5CB322

tetradic

#225CB3 #B322A5 #B37922 #22B331

square

#225CB3 #B322A5 #B37922 #22B331

split-complementary

#225CB3 #B33122 #A5B322

monochromatic

#0E274C #184280 #225CB3 #3979D9 #6C9CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#225CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#225CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225CB3

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225CB3	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A65B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.151 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7589ca',
    500: '#225cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225cb3;
$custom-light: #7589ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48699,
    "c": 0.15092,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225CB3

secondary

#C9A268

accent

#A53DEB

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225CB3

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

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