#225F9E#225F9E
#225F9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.119 H 252.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225F9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 95, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.5%, 39.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.57, 3.57, -39.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.57, 39.89, 275.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.94% -0.0361 -0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.94% 0.119 252.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9211, 10.9918, 33.8872) |
| Luminance | 0.1099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.10
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.36
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.57
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.35
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.36
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225F9E #9E6122
analogous
#229D9E #225F9E #23229E
triadic
#225F9E #9E225F #5F9E22
tetradic
#225F9E #9E229D #9E6122 #229E23
square
#225F9E #9E229D #9E6122 #229E23
split-complementary
#225F9E #9E2322 #9D9E22
monochromatic
#0C2239 #17416C #225F9E #2D7DD0 #5E9CDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.57
#225F9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.20
#225F9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225F9E
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225F9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225F9E | 1.00 | 6.57 | 3.20 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4163A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D589D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225f9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 95, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.119 252.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#708cbb',
500: '#225f9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225f9e; $custom-light: #708cbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225f9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 95,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.484,
"s": 64.583,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47944,
"c": 0.11904,
"h": 252.3
},
"luminance": 0.10993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225F9E
secondary
#C18F5B
accent
#9540E8
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090C12
muted
#7B7D81