#225FA9#225FA9

#225FA9 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.134 H 255.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225FA9
RGB	rgb(34, 95, 169)
HSL	hsl(213, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(213, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 43.8%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 7.86, -45.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 45.89, 279.86°)
OKLab	oklab(48.67% -0.0336 -0.1295)
OKLCH	oklch(48.67% 0.134 255.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9107, 11.3876, 39.0987)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225FA9 #A96C22

analogous

#22A2A9 #225FA9 #2922A9

triadic

#225FA9 #A9225F #5FA922

tetradic

#225FA9 #A922A2 #A96C22 #22A929

square

#225FA9 #A922A2 #A96C22 #22A929

split-complementary

#225FA9 #A92922 #A2A922

monochromatic

#0D2643 #184276 #225FA9 #327CD6 #659DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#225FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#225FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225FA9

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225FA9	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3965AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F59A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 95, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.134 255.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bc3',
    500: '#225fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225fa9;
$custom-light: #738bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.889,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48671,
    "c": 0.13382,
    "h": 255.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225FA9

secondary

#C59861

accent

#9C3EE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090C12

muted

#7B7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225FA9

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

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