#225D8D#225D8D

#225D8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.099 H 246.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225D8D
RGB	rgb(34, 93, 141)
HSL	hsl(207, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(207, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 34%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, -1.72, -31.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 32.04, 266.92°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% -0.0389 -0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.099 246.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.3799, 10.0908, 26.6475)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225D8D #8D5222

analogous

#228D88 #225D8D #22288D

triadic

#225D8D #8D225D #5D8D22

tetradic

#225D8D #88228D #8D5222 #288D22

square

#225D8D #88228D #8D5222 #288D22

split-complementary

#225D8D #8D2228 #8D8822

monochromatic

#0A1C2A #163C5C #225D8D #2E7EBE #549BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#225D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#225D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225D8D

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225D8D	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38558C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.099 246.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8aae',
    500: '#225d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225d8d;
$custom-light: #6d8aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.916,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46411,
    "c": 0.09878,
    "h": 246.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225D8D

secondary

#B98051

accent

#8C44E4

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225D8D

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

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