#225E99#225E99

#225E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.113 H 251.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E99
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(210, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(210, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.97, 2.27, -37.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.97, 37.75, 273.44°)
OKLab	oklab(47.39% -0.0365 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(47.39% 0.113 251.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.4100, 10.6442, 31.6367)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E99 #995D22

analogous

#229999 #225E99 #222399

triadic

#225E99 #99225E #5E9922

tetradic

#225E99 #992299 #995D22 #239922

square

#225E99 #992299 #995D22 #239922

split-complementary

#225E99 #992223 #999922

monochromatic

#0C2035 #173F67 #225E99 #2D7DCB #5B9BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#225E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#225E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E99

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E99	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42629B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.113 251.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb7',
    500: '#225e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e99;
$custom-light: #6f8bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.748,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47388,
    "c": 0.11346,
    "h": 251.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E99

secondary

#BF8B58

accent

#9341E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E99

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

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