#225DA8#225DA8

#225DA8 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.135 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225DA8
RGB	rgb(34, 93, 168)
HSL	hsl(214, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(214, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.57, 8.76, -45.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.57, 46.50, 280.86°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% -0.0321 -0.1309)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.135 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6393, 10.9946, 38.5469)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225DA8 #A86D22

analogous

#22A0A8 #225DA8 #2A22A8

triadic

#225DA8 #A8225D #5DA822

tetradic

#225DA8 #A822A0 #A86D22 #22A82A

square

#225DA8 #A822A0 #A86D22 #22A82A

split-complementary

#225DA8 #A82A22 #A0A822

monochromatic

#0D2542 #184175 #225DA8 #327AD5 #659BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#225DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#225DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225DA8

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225DA8	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3664AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B58A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.135 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728ac2',
    500: '#225da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225da8;
$custom-light: #728ac2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.582,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48143,
    "c": 0.1348,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225DA8

secondary

#C59961

accent

#9E3FE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EDF0F8

border

#C8CBD1

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225DA8

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

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