#225E8F#225E8F

#225E8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.100 H 247.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E8F
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 143)
HSL	hsl(207, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(207, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 34.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, -1.59, -32.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 32.58, 267.21°)
OKLab	oklab(46.78% -0.0393 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(46.78% 0.1 247)
XYZ	xyz(9.6184, 10.3276, 27.4678)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E8F #8F5322

analogous

#228F89 #225E8F #22288F

triadic

#225E8F #8F225E #5E8F22

tetradic

#225E8F #89228F #8F5322 #288F22

square

#225E8F #89228F #8F5322 #288F22

split-complementary

#225E8F #8F2228 #8F8922

monochromatic

#0A1D2C #163D5E #225E8F #2E7FC0 #559CD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#225E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#225E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E8F

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E8F	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38568E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.100 247.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8bb0',
    500: '#225e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e8f;
$custom-light: #6d8bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.972,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46776,
    "c": 0.10039,
    "h": 247
  },
  "luminance": 0.10329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E8F

secondary

#BA8152

accent

#8C43E5

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E8F

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

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