#225D96#225D96

#225D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.111 H 250.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225D96
RGB	rgb(34, 93, 150)
HSL	hsl(209, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 38%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.50, 1.74, -36.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.50, 36.68, 272.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.96% -0.0363 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(46.96% 0.111 250.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.0770, 10.3696, 30.3187)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225D96 #965B22

analogous

#229695 #225D96 #222396

triadic

#225D96 #96225D #5D9622

tetradic

#225D96 #952296 #965B22 #239622

square

#225D96 #952296 #965B22 #239622

split-complementary

#225D96 #962223 #969522

monochromatic

#0B1F32 #173E64 #225D96 #2D7CC8 #599AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#225D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#225D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225D96

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225D96	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315695

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.111 250.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8ab5',
    500: '#225d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225d96;
$custom-light: #6e8ab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.483,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46959,
    "c": 0.11054,
    "h": 250.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225D96

secondary

#BE8956

accent

#9242E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225D96

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

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