#226AB0#226AB0

#226AB0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.131 H 251.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226AB0
RGB	rgb(34, 106, 176)
HSL	hsl(210, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(210, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 39.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 3.56, -43.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 43.58, 274.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.68% -0.0414 -0.1241)
OKLCH	oklch(51.68% 0.131 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6472, 13.7811, 43.0066)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226AB0 #B06822

analogous

#22B0AF #226AB0 #2223B0

triadic

#226AB0 #B0226A #6AB022

tetradic

#226AB0 #AF22B0 #B06822 #23B022

square

#226AB0 #AF22B0 #B06822 #23B022

split-complementary

#226AB0 #B02223 #B0AF22

monochromatic

#0E2C49 #184B7D #226AB0 #3789D8 #6AA7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#226AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#226AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226AB0

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226AB0	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486FB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3162AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 106, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.131 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494c8',
    500: '#226ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ab0;
$custom-light: #7494c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.577,
    "s": 67.619,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51681,
    "c": 0.13083,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226AB0

secondary

#C89666

accent

#933DEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226AB0

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

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