#225E98#225E98

#225E98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.112 H 250.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E98
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 152)
HSL	hsl(209, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 38.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, 1.88, -37.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 37.22, 272.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% -0.0367 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.112 250.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3277, 10.6113, 31.2035)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E98 #985C22

analogous

#229897 #225E98 #222398

triadic

#225E98 #98225E #5E9822

tetradic

#225E98 #972298 #985C22 #239822

square

#225E98 #972298 #985C22 #239822

split-complementary

#225E98 #982223 #989722

monochromatic

#0C2034 #173F66 #225E98 #2D7DCA #5A9BDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#225E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#225E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E98

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E98	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43629A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.112 250.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb6',
    500: '#225e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e98;
$custom-light: #6f8bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.492,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47325,
    "c": 0.11213,
    "h": 250.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E98

secondary

#BE8A57

accent

#9341E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E98

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

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