#225CBB#225CBB

#225CBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.162 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225CBB
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 187)
HSL	hsl(217, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(217, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 50.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, 16.86, -55.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 57.80, 286.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% -0.0282 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.162 260)
XYZ	xyz(13.4532, 11.5806, 48.5303)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225CBB #BB8122

analogous

#22A8BB #225CBB #3422BB

triadic

#225CBB #BB225C #5CBB22

tetradic

#225CBB #BB22A8 #BB8122 #22BB34

square

#225CBB #BB22A8 #BB8122 #22BB34

split-complementary

#225CBB #BB3422 #A8BB22

monochromatic

#0F2953 #194387 #225CBB #3E7ADC #729EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#225CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#225CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225CBB

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225CBB	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E67BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.162 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7789d0',
    500: '#225cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225cbb;
$custom-light: #7789d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.255,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49293,
    "c": 0.1617,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.11582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225CBB

secondary

#CCA86D

accent

#A93CEC

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF9

border

#C9CAD2

text

#0A0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225CBB

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

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