#226996#226996

#226996 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.099 H 241.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226996
RGB	rgb(34, 105, 150)
HSL	hsl(203, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 30%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.22, -5.72, -30.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.22, 31.29, 259.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% -0.048 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.099 241.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.2141, 12.6439, 30.6977)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226996 #964F22

analogous

#229689 #226996 #222F96

triadic

#226996 #962269 #699622

tetradic

#226996 #892296 #964F22 #2F9622

square

#226996 #892296 #964F22 #2F9622

split-complementary

#226996 #96222F #968922

monochromatic

#0B2332 #174664 #226996 #2D8CC8 #59A8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#226996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#226996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226996

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226996	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 105, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.099 241.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f93b5',
    500: '#226996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226996;
$custom-light: #6f93b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.276,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49893,
    "c": 0.0994,
    "h": 241.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226996

secondary

#BE7E56

accent

#8142E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226996

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

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