#225EA8#225EA8

#225EA8 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.134 H 255.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225EA8
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 168)
HSL	hsl(213, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(213, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 44%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.87, 8.11, -45.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.87, 45.92, 280.18°)
OKLab	oklab(48.37% -0.033 -0.1295)
OKLCH	oklch(48.37% 0.134 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.7276, 11.1712, 38.5764)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225EA8 #A86C22

analogous

#22A1A8 #225EA8 #2922A8

triadic

#225EA8 #A8225E #5EA822

tetradic

#225EA8 #A822A1 #A86C22 #22A829

square

#225EA8 #A822A1 #A86C22 #22A829

split-complementary

#225EA8 #A82922 #A1A822

monochromatic

#0D2542 #184275 #225EA8 #327BD5 #659CE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#225EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#225EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225EA8

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225EA8	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3864AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E58A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.134 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728bc2',
    500: '#225ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ea8;
$custom-light: #728bc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.134,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48373,
    "c": 0.13363,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225EA8

secondary

#C59861

accent

#9D3FE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EDF0F8

border

#C8CBD1

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225EA8

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

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