#225F9D#225F9D
#225F9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.118 H 252.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225F9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 95, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.3%, 39.5%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.51, 3.18, -39.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.51, 39.36, 274.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.88% -0.0364 -0.1119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.88% 0.118 252) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8354, 10.9575, 33.4357) |
| Luminance | 0.1096 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.03
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.31
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.69
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.39
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.41
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225F9D #9D6022
analogous
#229C9D #225F9D #23229D
triadic
#225F9D #9D225F #5F9D22
tetradic
#225F9D #9D229C #9D6022 #229D23
square
#225F9D #9D229C #9D6022 #229D23
split-complementary
#225F9D #9D2322 #9C9D22
monochromatic
#0C2238 #17416B #225F9D #2D7DCF #5D9CDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.58
#225F9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#225F9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225F9D
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225F9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225F9D | 1.00 | 6.58 | 3.19 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4263A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E589C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225f9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 95, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.118 252.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#708cba',
500: '#225f9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225f9d; $custom-light: #708cba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225f9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 95,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.244,
"s": 64.398,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4788,
"c": 0.11771,
"h": 252
},
"luminance": 0.10959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225F9D
secondary
#C18E5A
accent
#9540E7
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090C11
muted
#7B7D80