#226497#226497

#226497 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.105 H 245.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226497
RGB	rgb(34, 100, 151)
HSL	hsl(206, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(206, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 33.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, -2.28, -33.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 33.81, 266.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% -0.0428 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.105 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.8006, 11.6875, 30.9588)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226497 #975522

analogous

#229790 #226497 #222A97

triadic

#226497 #972264 #649722

tetradic

#226497 #902297 #975522 #2A9722

square

#226497 #902297 #975522 #2A9722

split-complementary

#226497 #97222A #979022

monochromatic

#0C2233 #174365 #226497 #2D85C9 #5AA2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#226497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#226497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226497

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226497	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 100, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.105 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8fb6',
    500: '#226497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226497;
$custom-light: #6f8fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.154,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48719,
    "c": 0.10489,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226497

secondary

#BE8457

accent

#8942E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226497

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

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