#226B96#226B96

#226B96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.098 H 239.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226B96
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 150)
HSL	hsl(202, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(202, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 28.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, -6.93, -29.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 30.57, 256.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% -0.05 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.098 239.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.4202, 13.0561, 30.7664)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226B96 #964D22

analogous

#229687 #226B96 #223196

triadic

#226B96 #96226B #6B9622

tetradic

#226B96 #872296 #964D22 #319622

square

#226B96 #872296 #964D22 #319622

split-complementary

#226B96 #962231 #968722

monochromatic

#0B2432 #174764 #226B96 #2D8FC8 #59AAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#226B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#226B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226B96

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226B96	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.098 239.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f95b5',
    500: '#226b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226b96;
$custom-light: #6f95b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.241,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50389,
    "c": 0.09789,
    "h": 239.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226B96

secondary

#BE7D56

accent

#7F42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226B96

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

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