#225FB3#225FB3

#225FB3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.147 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225FB3
RGB	rgb(34, 95, 179)
HSL	hsl(215, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(215, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 46.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 11.77, -50.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 51.45, 283.22°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% -0.0317 -0.1439)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.147 257.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8856, 11.7776, 44.2333)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225FB3 #B37622

analogous

#22A8B3 #225FB3 #2E22B3

triadic

#225FB3 #B3225F #5FB322

tetradic

#225FB3 #B322A8 #B37622 #22B32E

square

#225FB3 #B322A8 #B37622 #22B32E

split-complementary

#225FB3 #B32E22 #A8B322

monochromatic

#0E284C #184480 #225FB3 #397CD9 #6C9EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#225FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#225FB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225FB3

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225FB3	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3167B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#055AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 95, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.147 257.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#758bca',
    500: '#225fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225fb3;
$custom-light: #758bca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.759,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49366,
    "c": 0.14731,
    "h": 257.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225FB3

secondary

#C9A068

accent

#A23DEB

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0C13

muted

#7C7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225FB3

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

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