#226BA8#226BA8

#226BA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.120 H 248.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226BA8
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 168)
HSL	hsl(207, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(207, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 36.3%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, -0.14, -38.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 38.97, 269.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% -0.0444 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.12 248.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.9826, 13.6811, 38.9947)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226BA8 #A85F22

analogous

#22A8A2 #226BA8 #2228A8

triadic

#226BA8 #A8226B #6BA822

tetradic

#226BA8 #A222A8 #A85F22 #28A822

square

#226BA8 #A222A8 #A85F22 #28A822

split-complementary

#226BA8 #A82228 #A8A222

monochromatic

#0D2A42 #184B75 #226BA8 #328BD5 #65A8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#226BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#226BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226BA8

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226BA8	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6EAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B62A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.120 248.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295c2',
    500: '#226ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ba8;
$custom-light: #7295c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.313,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51422,
    "c": 0.11956,
    "h": 248.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226BA8

secondary

#C58E61

accent

#8C3FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226BA8

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

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