#225F85#225F85

#225F85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.087 H 240.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225F85
RGB	rgb(34, 95, 133)
HSL	hsl(203, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(203, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, -5.98, -26.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 27.44, 257.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% -0.0436 -0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.087 240)
XYZ	xyz(8.9839, 10.2169, 23.6843)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225F85 #854822

analogous

#228579 #225F85 #222E85

triadic

#225F85 #85225F #5F8522

tetradic

#225F85 #792285 #854822 #2E8522

square

#225F85 #792285 #854822 #2E8522

split-complementary

#225F85 #85222E #857922

monochromatic

#091924 #163C54 #225F85 #2E82B6 #4FA0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#225F85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#225F85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225F85

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225F85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225F85	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405684

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225f85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 95, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.087 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8ca8',
    500: '#225f85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225f85;
$custom-light: #6b8ca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225f85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.03,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46454,
    "c": 0.08727,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.10218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225F85

secondary

#B6754D

accent

#8245E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #225F85

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

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