#225E97#225E97

#225E97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.111 H 250.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E97
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 151)
HSL	hsl(209, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 37.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 1.49, -36.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 36.69, 272.33°)
OKLab	oklab(47.26% -0.037 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(47.26% 0.111 250.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.2462, 10.5787, 30.7740)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E97 #975B22

analogous

#229796 #225E97 #222497

triadic

#225E97 #97225E #5E9722

tetradic

#225E97 #962297 #975B22 #249722

square

#225E97 #962297 #975B22 #249722

split-complementary

#225E97 #972224 #979622

monochromatic

#0C2033 #173F65 #225E97 #2D7DC9 #5A9BDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#225E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#225E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E97

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E97	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.111 250.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb6',
    500: '#225e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e97;
$custom-light: #6f8bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.231,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47262,
    "c": 0.11081,
    "h": 250.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E97

secondary

#BE8957

accent

#9242E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E97

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

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