#226AAD#226AAD

#226AAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.127 H 250.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226AAD
RGB	rgb(34, 106, 173)
HSL	hsl(209, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.75, 2.40, -41.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.75, 42.02, 273.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% -0.0422 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.127 250.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.3537, 13.6637, 41.4606)
Luminance	0.1366 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226AAD #AD6522

analogous

#22ADAA #226AAD #2224AD

triadic

#226AAD #AD226A #6AAD22

tetradic

#226AAD #AA22AD #AD6522 #24AD22

square

#226AAD #AA22AD #AD6522 #24AD22

split-complementary

#226AAD #AD2224 #ADAA22

monochromatic

#0E2B47 #184B7A #226AAD #3589D7 #68A7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#226AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#226AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226AAD

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226AAD	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3462AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 106, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.127 250.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7394c6',
    500: '#226aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226aad;
$custom-light: #7394c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.921,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51492,
    "c": 0.12696,
    "h": 250.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226AAD

secondary

#C79464

accent

#913EEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D13

muted

#7B7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226AAD

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

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