#225EA6#225EA6

#225EA6 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.131 H 255.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225EA6
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 166)
HSL	hsl(213, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(213, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, 7.33, -44.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 44.81, 279.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% -0.0334 -0.1266)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.131 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.5428, 11.0973, 37.6026)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225EA6 #A66A22

analogous

#22A0A6 #225EA6 #2822A6

triadic

#225EA6 #A6225E #5EA622

tetradic

#225EA6 #A622A0 #A66A22 #22A628

square

#225EA6 #A622A0 #A66A22 #22A628

split-complementary

#225EA6 #A62822 #A0A622

monochromatic

#0D2440 #184173 #225EA6 #307BD5 #639CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#225EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#225EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225EA6

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225EA6	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A64A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2158A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.131 255.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728bc1',
    500: '#225ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ea6;
$custom-light: #728bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.727,
    "s": 66,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48237,
    "c": 0.13093,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225EA6

secondary

#C4965F

accent

#9C3FE9

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225EA6

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

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