#225D8B#225D8B

#225D8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.096 H 245.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225D8B
RGB	rgb(34, 93, 139)
HSL	hsl(206, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(206, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 33.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.90, -2.48, -30.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.90, 31.04, 265.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% -0.0395 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.096 245.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2325, 10.0318, 25.8708)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225D8B #8B5022

analogous

#228B85 #225D8B #22288B

triadic

#225D8B #8B225D #5D8B22

tetradic

#225D8B #85228B #8B5022 #288B22

square

#225D8B #85228B #8B5022 #288B22

split-complementary

#225D8B #8B2228 #8B8522

monochromatic

#0A1B29 #163C5A #225D8B #2E7EBC #539CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#225D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#225D8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225D8B

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225D8B	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485F8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39558A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.096 245.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8aad',
    500: '#225d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225d8b;
$custom-light: #6c8aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.286,
    "s": 60.694,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46293,
    "c": 0.09623,
    "h": 245.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225D8B

secondary

#B87E50

accent

#8A44E4

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225D8B

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

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