#226A99#226A99

#226A99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.102 H 242.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226A99
RGB	rgb(34, 106, 153)
HSL	hsl(204, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 30.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, -5.21, -31.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 32.25, 260.71°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% -0.048 -0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.102 242)
XYZ	xyz(11.5612, 12.9467, 32.0205)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226A99 #995122

analogous

#22998D #226A99 #222F99

triadic

#226A99 #99226A #6A9922

tetradic

#226A99 #8D2299 #995122 #2F9922

square

#226A99 #8D2299 #995122 #2F9922

split-complementary

#226A99 #99222F #998D22

monochromatic

#0C2535 #174767 #226A99 #2D8DCB #5BA8DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#226A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#226A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226A99

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226A99	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546B9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 106, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.102 242.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f94b7',
    500: '#226a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226a99;
$custom-light: #6f94b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.697,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50307,
    "c": 0.10211,
    "h": 242
  },
  "luminance": 0.12948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226A99

secondary

#BF8158

accent

#8341E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226A99

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

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