#225DAD#225DAD

#225DAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.142 H 257.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225DAD
RGB	rgb(34, 93, 173)
HSL	hsl(215, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(215, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 46.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.89, 10.72, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.89, 49.30, 282.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.49% -0.0311 -0.1381)
OKLCH	oklch(48.49% 0.142 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1141, 11.1845, 41.0474)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225DAD #AD7222

analogous

#22A3AD #225DAD #2C22AD

triadic

#225DAD #AD225D #5DAD22

tetradic

#225DAD #AD22A3 #AD7222 #22AD2C

square

#225DAD #AD22A3 #AD7222 #22AD2C

split-complementary

#225DAD #AD2C22 #A3AD22

monochromatic

#0E2647 #18427A #225DAD #357AD7 #689CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#225DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#225DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225DAD

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225DAD	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3265B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F58AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.142 257.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#748ac6',
    500: '#225dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225dad;
$custom-light: #748ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.532,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48492,
    "c": 0.14158,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225DAD

secondary

#C79D64

accent

#A13EEA

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090B13

muted

#7B7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225DAD

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

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