#226496#226496

#226496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.104 H 245.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226496
RGB	rgb(34, 100, 150)
HSL	hsl(206, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(206, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, -2.66, -33.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 33.32, 265.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.66% -0.0431 -0.0943)
OKLCH	oklch(48.66% 0.104 245.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.7198, 11.6552, 30.5330)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226496 #965422

analogous

#22968E #226496 #222A96

triadic

#226496 #962264 #649622

tetradic

#226496 #8E2296 #965422 #2A9622

square

#226496 #8E2296 #965422 #2A9622

split-complementary

#226496 #96222A #968E22

monochromatic

#0B2132 #174364 #226496 #2D85C8 #59A2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#226496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#226496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226496

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226496	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 100, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.104 245.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8fb5',
    500: '#226496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226496;
$custom-light: #6e8fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.862,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48661,
    "c": 0.10365,
    "h": 245.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226496

secondary

#BE8356

accent

#8942E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226496

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

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