#225D8F#225D8F

#225D8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.101 H 247.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225D8F
RGB	rgb(34, 93, 143)
HSL	hsl(208, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 35%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, -0.95, -33.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 33.04, 268.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% -0.0383 -0.0938)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.101 247.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.5301, 10.1509, 27.4383)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225D8F #8F5422

analogous

#228F8B #225D8F #22268F

triadic

#225D8F #8F225D #5D8F22

tetradic

#225D8F #8B228F #8F5422 #268F22

square

#225D8F #8B228F #8F5422 #268F22

split-complementary

#225D8F #8F2226 #8F8B22

monochromatic

#0A1D2C #163D5E #225D8F #2E7DC0 #559BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#225D8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#225D8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225D8F

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225D8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225D8F	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465F91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36558E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225d8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.101 247.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8ab0',
    500: '#225d8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225d8f;
$custom-light: #6d8ab0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225d8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.523,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4653,
    "c": 0.10136,
    "h": 247.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225D8F

secondary

#BA8252

accent

#8D43E5

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225D8F

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

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