#226BBD#226BBD

#226BBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.147 H 254.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226BBD
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 7.95, -49.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 49.94, 279.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0393 -0.1413)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.147 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0992, 14.5277, 50.1426)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226BBD #BD7422

analogous

#22B8BD #226BBD #2622BD

triadic

#226BBD #BD226B #6BBD22

tetradic

#226BBD #BD22B8 #BD7422 #22BD26

square

#226BBD #BD22B8 #BD7422 #22BD26

split-complementary

#226BBD #BD2622 #B8BD22

monochromatic

#0F3055 #194E89 #226BBD #408ADD #73A9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#226BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#226BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226BBD

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226BBD	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4172C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2364BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.147 254.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7794d1',
    500: '#226bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226bbd;
$custom-light: #7794d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.742,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52758,
    "c": 0.1467,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226BBD

secondary

#CDA06E

accent

#993BEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226BBD

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

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