#225FAD#225FAD

#225FAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.139 H 256.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225FAD
RGB	rgb(34, 95, 173)
HSL	hsl(214, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(214, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 45.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 9.42, -47.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 48.11, 281.29°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% -0.0328 -0.1353)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.139 256.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.2919, 11.5402, 41.1067)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225FAD #AD7022

analogous

#22A4AD #225FAD #2A22AD

triadic

#225FAD #AD225F #5FAD22

tetradic

#225FAD #AD22A4 #AD7022 #22AD2A

square

#225FAD #AD22A4 #AD7022 #22AD2A

split-complementary

#225FAD #AD2A22 #A4AD22

monochromatic

#0E2747 #18437A #225FAD #357CD7 #689DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#225FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#225FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225FAD

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225FAD	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3666B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00727D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 95, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.139 256.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bc6',
    500: '#225fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225fad;
$custom-light: #738bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.669,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48945,
    "c": 0.13921,
    "h": 256.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225FAD

secondary

#C79B64

accent

#9E3EEA

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090C13

muted

#7B7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225FAD

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

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