#226BA5#226BA5

#226BA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.116 H 247.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226BA5
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 165)
HSL	hsl(207, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(207, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, -1.28, -37.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 37.49, 268.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% -0.0453 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.116 247)
XYZ	xyz(12.7063, 13.5706, 37.5397)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226BA5 #A55C22

analogous

#22A59E #226BA5 #222AA5

triadic

#226BA5 #A5226B #6BA522

tetradic

#226BA5 #9E22A5 #A55C22 #2AA522

square

#226BA5 #9E22A5 #A55C22 #2AA522

split-complementary

#226BA5 #A5222A #A59E22

monochromatic

#0D2940 #184A72 #226BA5 #308CD4 #63A8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#226BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#226BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226BA5

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226BA5	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506EA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D62A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.116 247.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295c0',
    500: '#226ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ba5;
$custom-light: #7295c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.565,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51242,
    "c": 0.1158,
    "h": 247
  },
  "luminance": 0.13572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226BA5

secondary

#C48C5F

accent

#8A3FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226BA5

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

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