#226BA9#226BA9

#226BA9 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.121 H 248.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226BA9
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 169)
HSL	hsl(208, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(208, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 36.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.83, 0.24, -39.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.83, 39.48, 270.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% -0.0441 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.121 248.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.0761, 13.7185, 39.4872)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226BA9 #A96022

analogous

#22A9A4 #226BA9 #2227A9

triadic

#226BA9 #A9226B #6BA922

tetradic

#226BA9 #A422A9 #A96022 #27A922

square

#226BA9 #A422A9 #A96022 #27A922

split-complementary

#226BA9 #A92227 #A9A422

monochromatic

#0D2A43 #184B76 #226BA9 #328BD6 #65A8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#226BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#226BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226BA9

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226BA9	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6EAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A62A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.121 248.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c3',
    500: '#226ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ba9;
$custom-light: #7395c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.556,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51482,
    "c": 0.12082,
    "h": 248.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226BA9

secondary

#C58F61

accent

#8D3EE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EDF1F8

border

#C8CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226BA9

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

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