#226BA1#226BA1

#226BA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.111 H 245.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226BA1
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 161)
HSL	hsl(206, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.40, -2.80, -35.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.40, 35.55, 265.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% -0.0464 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.111 245.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.3479, 13.4272, 35.6522)
Luminance	0.1343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226BA1 #A15822

analogous

#22A197 #226BA1 #222BA1

triadic

#226BA1 #A1226B #6BA122

tetradic

#226BA1 #9722A1 #A15822 #2BA122

square

#226BA1 #9722A1 #A15822 #2BA122

split-complementary

#226BA1 #A1222B #A19722

monochromatic

#0D283C #17496E #226BA1 #2D8CD3 #60A8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#226BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#226BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226BA1

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226BA1	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526DA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4061A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.111 245.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7195bd',
    500: '#226ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ba1;
$custom-light: #7195bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.512,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51007,
    "c": 0.11085,
    "h": 245.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226BA1

secondary

#C2885D

accent

#8740E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226BA1

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

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