#226AA0#226AA0

#226AA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.111 H 245.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226AA0
RGB	rgb(34, 106, 160)
HSL	hsl(206, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 33.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, -2.57, -35.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 35.51, 265.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.71% -0.0458 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(50.71% 0.111 245.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1564, 13.1848, 35.1551)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226AA0 #A05822

analogous

#22A097 #226AA0 #222BA0

triadic

#226AA0 #A0226A #6AA022

tetradic

#226AA0 #9722A0 #A05822 #2BA022

square

#226AA0 #9722A0 #A05822 #2BA022

split-complementary

#226AA0 #A0222B #A09722

monochromatic

#0D273B #17496E #226AA0 #2D8BD2 #5FA7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#226AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#226AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226AA0

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226AA0	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516CA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F609F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 106, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.111 245.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7194bc',
    500: '#226aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226aa0;
$custom-light: #7194bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50706,
    "c": 0.11054,
    "h": 245.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226AA0

secondary

#C2885C

accent

#8840E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226AA0

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

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