#225EA3#225EA3

#225EA3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.127 H 254.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225EA3
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 163)
HSL	hsl(212, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(212, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 6.16, -42.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 43.16, 278.20°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% -0.034 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.127 254.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.2708, 10.9885, 36.1702)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225EA3 #A36722

analogous

#229EA3 #225EA3 #2622A3

triadic

#225EA3 #A3225E #5EA322

tetradic

#225EA3 #A3229E #A36722 #22A326

square

#225EA3 #A3229E #A36722 #22A326

split-complementary

#225EA3 #A32622 #9EA322

monochromatic

#0D243E #174170 #225EA3 #2F7BD4 #619BDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#225EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#225EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225EA3

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225EA3	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C64A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2558A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.127 254.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#718bbf',
    500: '#225ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ea3;
$custom-light: #718bbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.093,
    "s": 65.482,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48036,
    "c": 0.12687,
    "h": 254.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225EA3

secondary

#C3945E

accent

#9A3FE8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225EA3

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

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