#226B82#226B82
#226B82 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.079 H 223.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #226B82 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 107, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 59%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 74%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 17.7%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.95, -14.16, -19.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.95, 23.86, 233.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.37% -0.0575 -0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.37% 0.079 223) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9450, 12.4660, 22.9968) |
| Luminance | 0.1247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.27
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.09
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 6.51
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 7.08
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.41
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#226B82 #823922
analogous
#228269 #226B82 #223B82
triadic
#226B82 #82226B #6B8222
tetradic
#226B82 #692282 #823922 #3B8222
square
#226B82 #692282 #823922 #3B8222
split-complementary
#226B82 #82223B #826922
monochromatic
#091B21 #154351 #226B82 #2F93B3 #4EB1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.01
#226B82 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#226B82 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #226B82
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##226B82 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##226B82 | 1.00 | 6.01 | 3.49 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6883
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#515F82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007272
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #226b82; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.079 223.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6b95a6',
500: '#226b82',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #226b82; $custom-light: #6b95a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#226b82",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 107,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.375,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49374,
"c": 0.07866,
"h": 223
},
"luminance": 0.12467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#226B82
secondary
#B4654C
accent
#6B46E2
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F