#225E9B#225E9B

#225E9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.116 H 252.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E9B
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 155)
HSL	hsl(210, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(210, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 39.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.09, 3.04, -38.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.09, 38.82, 274.49°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% -0.036 -0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.116 252)
XYZ	xyz(10.5766, 10.7108, 32.5140)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E9B #9B5F22

analogous

#229B9B #225E9B #23229B

triadic

#225E9B #9B225E #5E9B22

tetradic

#225E9B #9B229B #9B5F22 #229B23

square

#225E9B #9B229B #9B5F22 #229B23

split-complementary

#225E9B #9B2322 #9B9B22

monochromatic

#0C2137 #174069 #225E9B #2D7CCD #5C9BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#225E9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#225E9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E9B

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E9B	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41629D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E579A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.116 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb9',
    500: '#225e9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e9b;
$custom-light: #6f8bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.248,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47514,
    "c": 0.11613,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.10712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E9B

secondary

#C08D59

accent

#9541E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E9B

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

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