#226A96#226A96

#226A96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.099 H 240.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226A96
RGB	rgb(34, 106, 150)
HSL	hsl(203, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 29.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.53, -6.33, -30.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.53, 30.92, 258.20°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% -0.049 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.099 240.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.3166, 12.8488, 30.7319)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226A96 #964E22

analogous

#229688 #226A96 #223096

triadic

#226A96 #96226A #6A9622

tetradic

#226A96 #882296 #964E22 #309622

square

#226A96 #882296 #964E22 #309622

split-complementary

#226A96 #962230 #968822

monochromatic

#0B2332 #174764 #226A96 #2D8DC8 #59A9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#226A96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#226A96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226A96

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226A96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226A96	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226a96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 106, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.099 240.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f94b5',
    500: '#226a96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226a96;
$custom-light: #6f94b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226a96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.759,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50141,
    "c": 0.09864,
    "h": 240.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226A96

secondary

#BE7D56

accent

#8042E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226A96

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

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