#226596#226596

#226596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.103 H 244.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226596
RGB	rgb(34, 101, 150)
HSL	hsl(205, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(205, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.97, -3.28, -32.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.97, 32.89, 264.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.91% -0.0441 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(48.91% 0.103 244.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.8163, 11.8482, 30.5651)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226596 #965322

analogous

#22968D #226596 #222B96

triadic

#226596 #962265 #659622

tetradic

#226596 #8D2296 #965322 #2B9622

square

#226596 #8D2296 #965322 #2B9622

split-complementary

#226596 #96222B #968D22

monochromatic

#0B2232 #174364 #226596 #2D87C8 #59A3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#226596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#226596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226596

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226596	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6798

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 101, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.103 244.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f90b5',
    500: '#226596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226596;
$custom-light: #6f90b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.345,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48906,
    "c": 0.10275,
    "h": 244.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226596

secondary

#BE8256

accent

#8742E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226596

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

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