#226B97#226B97

#226B97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.099 H 239.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226B97
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 151)
HSL	hsl(203, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 29.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, -6.56, -30.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 31.00, 257.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% -0.0496 -0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.099 239.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.5011, 13.0885, 31.1923)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226B97 #974E22

analogous

#229789 #226B97 #223197

triadic

#226B97 #97226B #6B9722

tetradic

#226B97 #892297 #974E22 #319722

square

#226B97 #892297 #974E22 #319722

split-complementary

#226B97 #972231 #978922

monochromatic

#0C2433 #174865 #226B97 #2D8EC9 #5AAADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#226B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#226B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226B97

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226B97	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.099 239.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f95b6',
    500: '#226b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226b97;
$custom-light: #6f95b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.564,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50443,
    "c": 0.09902,
    "h": 239.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226B97

secondary

#BE7E57

accent

#7F42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226B97

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

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