#225D9A#225D9A
#225D9A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.116 H 252.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225D9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 93, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.9%, 39.6%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.73, 3.29, -38.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.73, 38.82, 274.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.21% -0.0353 -0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.21% 0.116 252.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4046, 10.5007, 32.0441) |
| Luminance | 0.1050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.46
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.47
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.86
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.03
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.05
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225D9A #9A5F22
analogous
#22999A #225D9A #23229A
triadic
#225D9A #9A225D #5D9A22
tetradic
#225D9A #9A2299 #9A5F22 #229A23
square
#225D9A #9A2299 #9A5F22 #229A23
split-complementary
#225D9A #9A2322 #999A22
monochromatic
#0C2036 #173F68 #225D9A #2D7BCC #5B9ADB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.77
#225D9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#225D9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225D9A
6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225D9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225D9A | 1.00 | 6.77 | 3.10 | 6.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#40619C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D5699
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006B74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225d9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.116 252.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f8ab8',
500: '#225d9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225d9a; $custom-light: #6f8ab8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225d9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 93,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.5,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47212,
"c": 0.11587,
"h": 252.3
},
"luminance": 0.10502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225D9A
secondary
#BF8D58
accent
#9541E7
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#080B11
muted
#7B7C80