#226999#226999

#226999 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.103 H 242.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226999
RGB	rgb(34, 105, 153)
HSL	hsl(204, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 31.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, -4.60, -32.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 32.64, 261.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% -0.047 -0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.103 242.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.4588, 12.7418, 31.9863)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226999 #995222

analogous

#22998E #226999 #222E99

triadic

#226999 #992269 #699922

tetradic

#226999 #8E2299 #995222 #2E9922

square

#226999 #8E2299 #995222 #2E9922

split-complementary

#226999 #99222E #998E22

monochromatic

#0C2435 #174767 #226999 #2D8BCB #5BA7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#226999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#226999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226999

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226999	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536A9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00757A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 105, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.103 242.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f93b7',
    500: '#226999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226999;
$custom-light: #6f93b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.202,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50061,
    "c": 0.10294,
    "h": 242.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226999

secondary

#BF8158

accent

#8441E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226999

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

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