#225F99#225F99

#225F99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.112 H 250.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225F99
RGB	rgb(34, 95, 153)
HSL	hsl(209, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(209, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 37.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.28, 1.63, -37.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.28, 37.23, 272.51°)
OKLab	oklab(47.63% -0.0374 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(47.63% 0.112 250.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.4995, 10.8232, 31.6665)
Luminance	0.1082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225F99 #995C22

analogous

#229998 #225F99 #222499

triadic

#225F99 #99225F #5F9922

tetradic

#225F99 #982299 #995C22 #249922

square

#225F99 #982299 #995C22 #249922

split-complementary

#225F99 #992224 #999822

monochromatic

#0C2135 #174067 #225F99 #2D7ECB #5B9CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#225F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#225F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225F99

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225F99	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44629B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 95, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.112 250.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8cb7',
    500: '#225f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225f99;
$custom-light: #6f8cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.244,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47628,
    "c": 0.1124,
    "h": 250.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225F99

secondary

#BF8A58

accent

#9241E7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #225F99

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

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