#225E8D#225E8D

#225E8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.098 H 245.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E8D
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 141)
HSL	hsl(206, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(206, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, -2.35, -31.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 31.58, 265.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.66% -0.0399 -0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(46.66% 0.098 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.4683, 10.2675, 26.6770)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E8D #8D5122

analogous

#228D87 #225E8D #22298D

triadic

#225E8D #8D225E #5E8D22

tetradic

#225E8D #87228D #8D5122 #298D22

square

#225E8D #87228D #8D5122 #298D22

split-complementary

#225E8D #8D2229 #8D8722

monochromatic

#0A1C2A #163D5C #225E8D #2E7FBE #549DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#225E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#225E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E8D

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E8D	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48608F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39568C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.098 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8bae',
    500: '#225e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e8d;
$custom-light: #6d8bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.355,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46658,
    "c": 0.09785,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E8D

secondary

#B97F51

accent

#8A44E4

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E8D

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

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