#225E87#225E87

#225E87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.090 H 242.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E87
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 135)
HSL	hsl(204, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 30.4%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, -4.62, -28.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 28.72, 260.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% -0.0418 -0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.09 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0339, 10.0937, 24.3891)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E87 #874B22

analogous

#22877D #225E87 #222C87

triadic

#225E87 #87225E #5E8722

tetradic

#225E87 #7D2287 #874B22 #2C8722

square

#225E87 #7D2287 #874B22 #2C8722

split-complementary

#225E87 #87222C #877D22

monochromatic

#091A25 #163C56 #225E87 #2E80B8 #509ED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#225E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#225E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E87

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E87	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5F89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5586

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.090 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8baa',
    500: '#225e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e87;
$custom-light: #6b8baa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.356,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46313,
    "c": 0.09042,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E87

secondary

#B7794E

accent

#8545E3

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E87

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

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