#226A9A#226A9A
#226A9A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.103 H 242.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #226A9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 106, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.73, -4.83, -32.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.73, 32.70, 261.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.36% -0.0477 -0.0916) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.36% 0.103 242.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6442, 12.9799, 32.4573) |
| Luminance | 0.1298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 2.42
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 2.84
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.49
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.23
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.55
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#226A9A #9A5222
analogous
#229A8E #226A9A #222E9A
triadic
#226A9A #9A226A #6A9A22
tetradic
#226A9A #8E229A #9A5222 #2E9A22
square
#226A9A #8E229A #9A5222 #2E9A22
split-complementary
#226A9A #9A222E #9A8E22
monochromatic
#0C2536 #174768 #226A9A #2D8DCC #5BA8DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#226A9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#226A9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #226A9A
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##226A9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##226A9A | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.60 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#546B9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#436099
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00767B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #226a9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 106, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.103 242.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f94b8',
500: '#226a9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #226a9a; $custom-light: #6f94b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#226a9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 106,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50363,
"c": 0.10329,
"h": 242.5
},
"luminance": 0.12981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#226A9A
secondary
#BF8258
accent
#8341E7
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF1F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#080D11
muted
#7B7E80