#225E89#225E89

#225E89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.093 H 243.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E89
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 137)
HSL	hsl(205, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(205, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 31.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, -3.87, -29.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 29.65, 262.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.43% -0.0412 -0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(46.43% 0.093 243.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.1760, 10.1506, 25.1377)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E89 #894D22

analogous

#228980 #225E89 #222A89

triadic

#225E89 #89225E #5E8922

tetradic

#225E89 #802289 #894D22 #2A8922

square

#225E89 #802289 #894D22 #2A8922

split-complementary

#225E89 #89222A #898022

monochromatic

#0A1B27 #163C58 #225E89 #2E80BA #519DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#225E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#225E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E89

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E89	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A5F8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.093 243.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8bab',
    500: '#225e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e89;
$custom-light: #6c8bab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.049,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46427,
    "c": 0.09286,
    "h": 243.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E89

secondary

#B87B4F

accent

#8744E3

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E89

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

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