#225D86#225D86

#225D86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.090 H 242.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225D86
RGB	rgb(34, 93, 134)
HSL	hsl(205, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(205, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, -4.38, -28.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 28.65, 261.21°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% -0.0411 -0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.09 242.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.8755, 9.8890, 23.9906)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225D86 #864B22

analogous

#22867D #225D86 #222B86

triadic

#225D86 #86225D #5D8622

tetradic

#225D86 #7D2286 #864B22 #2B8622

square

#225D86 #7D2286 #864B22 #2B8622

split-complementary

#225D86 #86222B #867D22

monochromatic

#091924 #163B55 #225D86 #2E7FB7 #509DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#225D86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#225D86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225D86

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225D86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225D86	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A5E88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5485

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225d86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.090 242.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8aa9',
    500: '#225d86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225d86;
$custom-light: #6b8aa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225d86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.6,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46006,
    "c": 0.09003,
    "h": 242.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225D86

secondary

#B6794E

accent

#8645E3

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225D86

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

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