#226B9D#226B9D

#226B9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.106 H 243.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226B9D
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 157)
HSL	hsl(204, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 31.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.19, -4.31, -33.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.19, 33.67, 262.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% -0.0477 -0.0947)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.106 243.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0008, 13.2884, 33.8242)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226B9D #9D5422

analogous

#229D91 #226B9D #222E9D

triadic

#226B9D #9D226B #6B9D22

tetradic

#226B9D #91229D #9D5422 #2E9D22

square

#226B9D #91229D #9D5422 #2E9D22

split-complementary

#226B9D #9D222E #9D9122

monochromatic

#0C2638 #17496B #226B9D #2D8DCF #5DA9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#226B9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#226B9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226B9D

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226B9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226B9D	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546C9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43619C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226b9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.106 243.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7095ba',
    500: '#226b9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226b9d;
$custom-light: #7095ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226b9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.39,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50778,
    "c": 0.10602,
    "h": 243.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226B9D

secondary

#C1845A

accent

#8440E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226B9D

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

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