#226AA1#226AA1

#226AA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.112 H 246.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226AA1
RGB	rgb(34, 106, 161)
HSL	hsl(206, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.09, -2.19, -35.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.09, 35.99, 266.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% -0.0455 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.112 246)
XYZ	xyz(12.2443, 13.2199, 35.6177)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226AA1 #A15922

analogous

#22A198 #226AA1 #222BA1

triadic

#226AA1 #A1226A #6AA122

tetradic

#226AA1 #9822A1 #A15922 #2BA122

square

#226AA1 #9822A1 #A15922 #2BA122

split-complementary

#226AA1 #A1222B #A19822

monochromatic

#0D273C #17496E #226AA1 #2D8BD3 #60A7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#226AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#226AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226AA1

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226AA1	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506CA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E61A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 106, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.112 246.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7194bd',
    500: '#226aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226aa1;
$custom-light: #7194bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.984,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50765,
    "c": 0.11176,
    "h": 246
  },
  "luminance": 0.13221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226AA1

secondary

#C2895D

accent

#8940E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226AA1

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

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