#226BA0#226BA0

#226BA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.110 H 244.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226BA0
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 160)
HSL	hsl(205, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(205, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 33.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.35, -3.18, -34.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.35, 35.07, 264.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% -0.0467 -0.0992)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.11 244.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2601, 13.3921, 35.1897)
Luminance	0.1339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226BA0 #A05722

analogous

#22A096 #226BA0 #222CA0

triadic

#226BA0 #A0226B #6BA022

tetradic

#226BA0 #9622A0 #A05722 #2CA022

square

#226BA0 #9622A0 #A05722 #2CA022

split-complementary

#226BA0 #A0222C #A09622

monochromatic

#0D273B #17496E #226BA0 #2D8DD2 #5FA8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#226BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#226BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226BA0

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226BA0	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526DA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41619F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.110 244.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7195bc',
    500: '#226ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ba0;
$custom-light: #7195bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.238,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50949,
    "c": 0.10963,
    "h": 244.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226BA0

secondary

#C2875C

accent

#8740E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226BA0

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

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