#225EA5#225EA5

#225EA5 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.130 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225EA5
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(213, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.68, 6.94, -43.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.68, 44.26, 279.02°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% -0.0336 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.13 255)
XYZ	xyz(11.4514, 11.0607, 37.1214)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225EA5 #A56922

analogous

#22A0A5 #225EA5 #2822A5

triadic

#225EA5 #A5225E #5EA522

tetradic

#225EA5 #A522A0 #A56922 #22A528

square

#225EA5 #A522A0 #A56922 #22A528

split-complementary

#225EA5 #A52822 #A0A522

monochromatic

#0D2440 #184172 #225EA5 #307BD4 #639BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#225EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#225EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225EA5

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225EA5	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B64A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2358A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.130 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728bc0',
    500: '#225ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ea5;
$custom-light: #728bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.519,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48169,
    "c": 0.12957,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.11062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225EA5

secondary

#C4965F

accent

#9B3FE9

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225EA5

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

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