#225E7C#225E7C
#225E7C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.078 H 234.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225E7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 94, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 57%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 73%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 24.2%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.48, -8.70, -22.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.48, 24.08, 248.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.72% -0.0458 -0.0631) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.72% 0.078 234) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2990, 9.7998, 20.5190) |
| Luminance | 0.0980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.11
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 4.89
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 5.62
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.65
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 6.74
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225E7C #7C4022
analogous
#227C6D #225E7C #22317C
triadic
#225E7C #7C225E #5E7C22
tetradic
#225E7C #6D227C #7C4022 #317C22
square
#225E7C #6D227C #7C4022 #317C22
split-complementary
#225E7C #7C2231 #7C6D22
monochromatic
#08151C #153A4C #225E7C #2F82AC #4BA2CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.09
#225E7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.96
#225E7C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225E7C
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225E7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225E7C | 1.00 | 7.09 | 2.96 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F5D7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#43547C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006668
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225e7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.078 234.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#698ba2',
500: '#225e7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225e7c; $custom-light: #698ba2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225e7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 94,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 56.962,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45719,
"c": 0.07797,
"h": 234
},
"luminance": 0.09801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225E7C
secondary
#AF6C4B
accent
#7A48E0
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#ECF0F2
border
#C7CBCC
text
#070C0F
muted
#7A7D7E