#225EA0#225EA0

#225EA0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.123 H 253.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225EA0
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 160)
HSL	hsl(211, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(211, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 41.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.38, 4.99, -41.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.38, 41.52, 276.90°)
OKLab	oklab(47.84% -0.0347 -0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(47.84% 0.123 253.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.0052, 10.8823, 34.7714)
Luminance	0.1088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225EA0 #A06422

analogous

#229DA0 #225EA0 #2522A0

triadic

#225EA0 #A0225E #5EA022

tetradic

#225EA0 #A0229D #A06422 #22A025

square

#225EA0 #A0229D #A06422 #22A025

split-complementary

#225EA0 #A02522 #9DA022

monochromatic

#0D233B #17406E #225EA0 #2D7CD2 #5F9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#225EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#225EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225EA0

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225EA0	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E63A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29579F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.123 253.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#718bbc',
    500: '#225ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ea0;
$custom-light: #718bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.429,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47838,
    "c": 0.12282,
    "h": 253.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225EA0

secondary

#C2915C

accent

#9840E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225EA0

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

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