#225EA7#225EA7

#225EA7 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.132 H 255.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225EA7
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 167)
HSL	hsl(213, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(213, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 7.72, -44.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 45.37, 279.80°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% -0.0332 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.132 255.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.6348, 11.1341, 38.0876)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225EA7 #A76B22

analogous

#22A1A7 #225EA7 #2822A7

triadic

#225EA7 #A7225E #5EA722

tetradic

#225EA7 #A722A1 #A76B22 #22A728

square

#225EA7 #A722A1 #A76B22 #22A728

split-complementary

#225EA7 #A72822 #A1A722

monochromatic

#0D2541 #184174 #225EA7 #317BD5 #649CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#225EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#225EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225EA7

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225EA7	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3964AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2058A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.132 255.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728bc1',
    500: '#225ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ea7;
$custom-light: #728bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.932,
    "s": 66.169,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48304,
    "c": 0.13227,
    "h": 255.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225EA7

secondary

#C59760

accent

#9C3FE9

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225EA7

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

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