#225DAE#225DAE

#225DAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.143 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225DAE
RGB	rgb(34, 93, 174)
HSL	hsl(215, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(215, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 46.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.95, 11.11, -48.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.95, 49.86, 282.88°)
OKLab	oklab(48.56% -0.031 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(48.56% 0.143 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2112, 11.2233, 41.5589)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225DAE #AE7322

analogous

#22A3AE #225DAE #2D22AE

triadic

#225DAE #AE225D #5DAE22

tetradic

#225DAE #AE22A3 #AE7322 #22AE2D

square

#225DAE #AE22A3 #AE7322 #22AE2D

split-complementary

#225DAE #AE2D22 #A3AE22

monochromatic

#0E2648 #18427B #225DAE #367AD8 #699CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#225DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#225DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225DAE

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225DAE	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3165B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C58AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.143 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#748ac7',
    500: '#225dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225dae;
$custom-light: #748ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.714,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48562,
    "c": 0.14294,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225DAE

secondary

#C79E64

accent

#A13EEA

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225DAE

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

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