#225D99#225D99

#225D99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.115 H 251.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225D99
RGB	rgb(34, 93, 153)
HSL	hsl(210, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(210, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 39.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.67, 2.91, -38.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.67, 38.28, 274.35°)
OKLab	oklab(47.15% -0.0355 -0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(47.15% 0.115 251.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3216, 10.4675, 31.6073)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225D99 #995E22

analogous

#229999 #225D99 #232299

triadic

#225D99 #99225D #5D9922

tetradic

#225D99 #992299 #995E22 #229923

square

#225D99 #992299 #995E22 #229923

split-complementary

#225D99 #992322 #999922

monochromatic

#0C2035 #173F67 #225D99 #2D7BCB #5B9ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#225D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#225D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225D99

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225D99	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41619B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.115 251.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8ab7',
    500: '#225d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225d99;
$custom-light: #6f8ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.252,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47148,
    "c": 0.11453,
    "h": 251.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225D99

secondary

#BF8C58

accent

#9541E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225D99

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

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