#225EAD#225EAD

#225EAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.140 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225EAD
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 173)
HSL	hsl(214, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(214, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, 10.07, -47.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 48.70, 281.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% -0.032 -0.1367)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.14 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2024, 11.3612, 41.0769)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225EAD #AD7122

analogous

#22A3AD #225EAD #2C22AD

triadic

#225EAD #AD225E #5EAD22

tetradic

#225EAD #AD22A3 #AD7122 #22AD2C

square

#225EAD #AD22A3 #AD7122 #22AD2C

split-complementary

#225EAD #AD2C22 #A3AD22

monochromatic

#0E2647 #18427A #225EAD #357BD7 #689CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#225EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#225EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225EAD

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225EAD	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3465B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1459AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.140 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bc6',
    500: '#225ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ead;
$custom-light: #738bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.101,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48718,
    "c": 0.1404,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225EAD

secondary

#C79C64

accent

#A03EEA

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090B13

muted

#7B7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225EAD

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

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