#226AA6#226AA6

#226AA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.118 H 248.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226AA6
RGB	rgb(34, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(207, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(207, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.36, -0.28, -38.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.36, 38.45, 269.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.06% -0.0441 -0.1095)
OKLCH	oklch(51.06% 0.118 248.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6940, 13.3998, 37.9864)
Luminance	0.1340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226AA6 #A65E22

analogous

#22A6A0 #226AA6 #2228A6

triadic

#226AA6 #A6226A #6AA622

tetradic

#226AA6 #A022A6 #A65E22 #28A622

square

#226AA6 #A022A6 #A65E22 #28A622

split-complementary

#226AA6 #A62228 #A6A022

monochromatic

#0D2940 #184A73 #226AA6 #308AD5 #63A7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#226AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#226AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226AA6

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226AA6	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A61A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.118 248.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7294c1',
    500: '#226aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226aa6;
$custom-light: #7294c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.273,
    "s": 66,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51062,
    "c": 0.11801,
    "h": 248.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226AA6

secondary

#C48D5F

accent

#8C3FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226AA6

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

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