#226498#226498

#226498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.106 H 246.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226498
RGB	rgb(34, 100, 152)
HSL	hsl(206, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(206, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, -1.90, -34.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 34.30, 266.83°)
OKLab	oklab(48.78% -0.0425 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(48.78% 0.106 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.8822, 11.7201, 31.3884)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226498 #985622

analogous

#229891 #226498 #222998

triadic

#226498 #982264 #649822

tetradic

#226498 #912298 #985622 #299822

square

#226498 #912298 #985622 #299822

split-complementary

#226498 #982229 #989122

monochromatic

#0C2234 #174366 #226498 #2D85CA #5AA2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#226498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#226498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226498

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226498	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C669A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 100, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.106 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8fb6',
    500: '#226498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226498;
$custom-light: #6f8fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.441,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48778,
    "c": 0.10614,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226498

secondary

#BE8557

accent

#8A41E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226498

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

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