#225CBD#225CBD

#225CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.164 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225CBD
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 189)
HSL	hsl(218, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(218, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 17.64, -56.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 58.93, 287.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% -0.0279 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.164 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6688, 11.6668, 49.6658)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225CBD #BD8322

analogous

#22A9BD #225CBD #3522BD

triadic

#225CBD #BD225C #5CBD22

tetradic

#225CBD #BD22A9 #BD8322 #22BD35

square

#225CBD #BD22A9 #BD8322 #22BD35

split-complementary

#225CBD #BD3522 #A9BD22

monochromatic

#0F2A55 #194389 #225CBD #407ADD #739EE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#225CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#225CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225CBD

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225CBD	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B67C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.164 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7789d2',
    500: '#225cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225cbd;
$custom-light: #7789d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.548,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49445,
    "c": 0.16438,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225CBD

secondary

#CDA96E

accent

#AA3BEC

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0A0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225CBD

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

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