#225E96#225E96

#225E96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.109 H 250.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E96
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 150)
HSL	hsl(209, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 37.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 1.11, -36.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 36.17, 271.75°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% -0.0373 -0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.109 250.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.1653, 10.5463, 30.3481)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E96 #965A22

analogous

#229694 #225E96 #222496

triadic

#225E96 #96225E #5E9622

tetradic

#225E96 #942296 #965A22 #249622

square

#225E96 #942296 #965A22 #249622

split-complementary

#225E96 #962224 #969422

monochromatic

#0B1F32 #173F64 #225E96 #2D7DC8 #599BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#225E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#225E96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E96

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E96	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.109 250.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8bb5',
    500: '#225e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e96;
$custom-light: #6e8bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.966,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.472,
    "c": 0.10949,
    "h": 250.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E96

secondary

#BE8856

accent

#9142E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E96

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

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