#226B99#226B99

#226B99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.101 H 241.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226B99
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 153)
HSL	hsl(203, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 30.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.99, -5.81, -31.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.99, 31.87, 259.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.55% -0.049 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(50.55% 0.101 241.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.6649, 13.1540, 32.0550)
Luminance	0.1316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226B99 #995022

analogous

#22998C #226B99 #223099

triadic

#226B99 #99226B #6B9922

tetradic

#226B99 #8C2299 #995022 #309922

square

#226B99 #8C2299 #995022 #309922

split-complementary

#226B99 #992230 #998C22

monochromatic

#0C2535 #174867 #226B99 #2D8ECB #5BA9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#226B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#226B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226B99

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226B99	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556C9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.101 241.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f95b7',
    500: '#226b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226b99;
$custom-light: #6f95b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.193,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50553,
    "c": 0.10131,
    "h": 241.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226B99

secondary

#BF8058

accent

#8141E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226B99

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

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