#225EA9#225EA9

#225EA9 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.135 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225EA9
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 169)
HSL	hsl(213, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(213, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 8.50, -45.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 46.47, 280.54°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% -0.0327 -0.1309)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.135 256)
XYZ	xyz(11.8212, 11.2087, 39.0689)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225EA9 #A96D22

analogous

#22A2A9 #225EA9 #2922A9

triadic

#225EA9 #A9225E #5EA922

tetradic

#225EA9 #A922A2 #A96D22 #22A929

square

#225EA9 #A922A2 #A96D22 #22A929

split-complementary

#225EA9 #A92922 #A2A922

monochromatic

#0D2543 #184276 #225EA9 #327BD6 #659CE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#225EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#225EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225EA9

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225EA9	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3865AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C58A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.135 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bc3',
    500: '#225ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ea9;
$custom-light: #738bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.333,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48441,
    "c": 0.13498,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.1121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225EA9

secondary

#C59961

accent

#9D3EE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225EA9

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

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