#226AA8#226AA8

#226AA8 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.121 H 248.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226AA8
RGB	rgb(34, 106, 168)
HSL	hsl(208, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 36.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 0.48, -39.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 39.46, 270.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% -0.0435 -0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.121 248.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8789, 13.4738, 38.9601)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226AA8 #A86022

analogous

#22A8A3 #226AA8 #2227A8

triadic

#226AA8 #A8226A #6AA822

tetradic

#226AA8 #A322A8 #A86022 #27A822

square

#226AA8 #A322A8 #A86022 #27A822

split-complementary

#226AA8 #A82227 #A8A322

monochromatic

#0D2A42 #184A75 #226AA8 #328AD5 #65A7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#226AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#226AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226AA8

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226AA8	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6DAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3961A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 106, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.121 248.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7294c2',
    500: '#226aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226aa8;
$custom-light: #7294c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.761,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51183,
    "c": 0.12055,
    "h": 248.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226AA8

secondary

#C58F61

accent

#8E3FE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EDF1F8

border

#C8CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226AA8

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

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