#225E9D#225E9D

#225E9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.119 H 252.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E9D
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 157)
HSL	hsl(211, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(211, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 40.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.20, 3.82, -39.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.20, 39.89, 275.49°)
OKLab	oklab(47.64% -0.0355 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(47.64% 0.119 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.7459, 10.7785, 33.4059)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E9D #9D6122

analogous

#229B9D #225E9D #24229D

triadic

#225E9D #9D225E #5E9D22

tetradic

#225E9D #9D229B #9D6122 #229D24

square

#225E9D #9D229B #9D6122 #229D24

split-complementary

#225E9D #9D2422 #9B9D22

monochromatic

#0C2238 #17406B #225E9D #2D7CCF #5D9BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#225E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#225E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E9D

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E9D	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4062A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C579C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.119 252.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708bba',
    500: '#225e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e9d;
$custom-light: #708bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.732,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47643,
    "c": 0.1188,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E9D

secondary

#C18F5A

accent

#9640E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E9D

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

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