#225E86#225E86
#225E86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.089 H 241.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225E86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 94, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 60%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 75%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 29.9%, 0%, 47.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.96, -5.00, -27.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.96, 28.26, 259.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.26% -0.0422 -0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.26% 0.089 241.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9638, 10.0657, 24.0201) |
| Luminance | 0.1007 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.03
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 3.65
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.76
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.83
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.10
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225E86 #864A22
analogous
#22867C #225E86 #222C86
triadic
#225E86 #86225E #5E8622
tetradic
#225E86 #7C2286 #864A22 #2C8622
square
#225E86 #7C2286 #864A22 #2C8622
split-complementary
#225E86 #86222C #867C22
monochromatic
#091A24 #163C55 #225E86 #2E80B7 #509ED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.97
#225E86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#225E86 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225E86
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225E86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225E86 | 1.00 | 6.97 | 3.01 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C5F88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E5585
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00686C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225e86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.089 241.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6b8ba9',
500: '#225e86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225e86; $custom-light: #6b8ba9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225e86",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 94,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204,
"s": 59.524,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46257,
"c": 0.08922,
"h": 241.8
},
"luminance": 0.10067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225E86
secondary
#B6774E
accent
#8445E3
background
#F6F8FA
surface
#ECF0F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#070C10
muted
#7A7D7F