#225EB3#225EB3

#225EB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.149 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225EB3
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 179)
HSL	hsl(215, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(215, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 47.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.57, 12.42, -50.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.57, 52.06, 283.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% -0.0309 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.149 258)
XYZ	xyz(12.7961, 11.5986, 44.2034)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225EB3 #B37722

analogous

#22A7B3 #225EB3 #2E22B3

triadic

#225EB3 #B3225E #5EB322

tetradic

#225EB3 #B322A7 #B37722 #22B32E

square

#225EB3 #B322A7 #B37722 #22B32E

split-complementary

#225EB3 #B32E22 #A7B322

monochromatic

#0E284C #184380 #225EB3 #397BD9 #6C9DE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#225EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#225EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225EB3

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225EB3	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F67B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.149 258.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#758bca',
    500: '#225eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225eb3;
$custom-light: #758bca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.172,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49143,
    "c": 0.14851,
    "h": 258
  },
  "luminance": 0.116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225EB3

secondary

#C9A168

accent

#A33DEB

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225EB3

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

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