#225F9B#225F9B
#225F9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.115 H 251.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225F9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 95, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.1%, 38.7%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.39, 2.40, -38.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.39, 38.29, 273.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.75% -0.0369 -0.109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.75% 0.115 251.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6661, 10.8898, 32.5438) |
| Luminance | 0.1089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.90
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.23
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.95
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.48
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.54
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225F9B #9B5E22
analogous
#229B9B #225F9B #22239B
triadic
#225F9B #9B225F #5F9B22
tetradic
#225F9B #9B229B #9B5E22 #239B22
square
#225F9B #9B229B #9B5E22 #239B22
split-complementary
#225F9B #9B2223 #9B9B22
monochromatic
#0C2137 #174069 #225F9B #2D7ECD #5C9CDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.61
#225F9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#225F9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225F9B
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225F9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225F9B | 1.00 | 6.61 | 3.18 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#43639D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#30589A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225f9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 95, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.115 251.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f8cb9',
500: '#225f9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225f9b; $custom-light: #6f8cb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225f9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 95,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.752,
"s": 64.021,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47753,
"c": 0.11504,
"h": 251.3
},
"luminance": 0.10891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225F9B
secondary
#C08C59
accent
#9341E7
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#080C11
muted
#7B7D80