#225E85#225E85

#225E85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.088 H 241.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E85
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 133)
HSL	hsl(204, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(204, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 29.3%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, -5.37, -27.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 27.81, 258.86°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% -0.0425 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.088 241.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.8944, 10.0379, 23.6545)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E85 #854922

analogous

#22857A #225E85 #222D85

triadic

#225E85 #85225E #5E8522

tetradic

#225E85 #7A2285 #854922 #2D8522

square

#225E85 #7A2285 #854922 #2D8522

split-complementary

#225E85 #85222D #857A22

monochromatic

#091924 #163C54 #225E85 #2E80B6 #4F9FD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#225E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#225E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E85

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E85	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5E87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5584

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.088 241.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ba8',
    500: '#225e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e85;
$custom-light: #6b8ba8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.636,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46202,
    "c": 0.08803,
    "h": 241.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E85

secondary

#B6764D

accent

#8345E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E85

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

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