#225E8E#225E8E

#225E8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.099 H 246.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E8E
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 142)
HSL	hsl(207, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(207, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 33.8%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, -1.97, -32.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 32.08, 266.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% -0.0396 -0.0909)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.099 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.5430, 10.2974, 27.0706)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E8E #8E5222

analogous

#228E88 #225E8E #22288E

triadic

#225E8E #8E225E #5E8E22

tetradic

#225E8E #88228E #8E5222 #288E22

square

#225E8E #88228E #8E5222 #288E22

split-complementary

#225E8E #8E2228 #8E8822

monochromatic

#0A1D2B #163D5D #225E8E #2E7FBF #549CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#225E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#225E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E8E

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E8E	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39568D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.099 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8baf',
    500: '#225e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e8e;
$custom-light: #6d8baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.667,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46717,
    "c": 0.09912,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E8E

secondary

#BA8052

accent

#8B43E4

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E8E

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

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