#226BBA#226BBA
#226BBA is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.143 H 253.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #226BBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 107, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 69%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 82%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.7%, 42.5%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.80, 6.79, -47.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.80, 48.34, 278.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.56% -0.04 -0.1371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.56% 0.143 253.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7770, 14.3988, 48.4453) |
| Luminance | 0.1440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 0.78
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 1.47
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.54
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.70
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.98
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#226BBA #BA7122
analogous
#22B7BA #226BBA #2522BA
triadic
#226BBA #BA226B #6BBA22
tetradic
#226BBA #BA22B7 #BA7122 #22BA25
square
#226BBA #BA22B7 #BA7122 #22BA25
split-complementary
#226BBA #BA2522 #B7BA22
monochromatic
#0F2F53 #194D86 #226BBA #3E89DC #71A9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#226BBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#226BBA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #226BBA
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##226BBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##226BBA | 1.00 | 5.41 | 3.88 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4371BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2764B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #226bba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.143 253.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7694cf',
500: '#226bba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #226bba; $custom-light: #7694cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#226bba",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 107,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.184,
"s": 69.091,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52559,
"c": 0.14278,
"h": 253.7
},
"luminance": 0.14401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#226BBA
secondary
#CC9E6C
accent
#973CEC
background
#F7F9FC
surface
#EEF1F9
border
#C9CBD2
text
#0A0D14
muted
#7C7E82