#225E8C#225E8C

#225E8C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.097 H 245.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E8C
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 140)
HSL	hsl(206, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(206, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, -2.73, -30.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 31.09, 264.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% -0.0402 -0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.097 245.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.3942, 10.2379, 26.2869)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E8C #8C5022

analogous

#228C85 #225E8C #22298C

triadic

#225E8C #8C225E #5E8C22

tetradic

#225E8C #85228C #8C5022 #298C22

square

#225E8C #85228C #8C5022 #298C22

split-complementary

#225E8C #8C2229 #8C8522

monochromatic

#0A1C2A #163D5B #225E8C #2E7FBD #539DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#225E8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#225E8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E8C

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E8C	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49608E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A568B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.097 245.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8bae',
    500: '#225e8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e8c;
$custom-light: #6c8bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.038,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46599,
    "c": 0.09659,
    "h": 245.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E8C

secondary

#B97E51

accent

#8944E4

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E8C

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

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