#226C7E#226C7E
#226C7E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.076 H 217.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #226C7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 108, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 58%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 73%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 14.3%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.11, -16.12, -16.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.11, 23.09, 225.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.45% -0.0603 -0.0461) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.45% 0.076 217.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7866, 12.5704, 21.6452) |
| Luminance | 0.1257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.57
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.66
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 6.03
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 7.37
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 8.24
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#226C7E #7E3422
analogous
#227E62 #226C7E #223E7E
triadic
#226C7E #7E226C #6C7E22
tetradic
#226C7E #62227E #7E3422 #3E7E22
square
#226C7E #62227E #7E3422 #3E7E22
split-complementary
#226C7E #7E223E #7E6222
monochromatic
#08191E #15434E #226C7E #2F95AE #4CB5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#226C7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#226C7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #226C7E
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##226C7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##226C7E | 1.00 | 5.98 | 3.51 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60697F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#535F7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007272
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #226c7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.076 217.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6b96a3',
500: '#226c7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #226c7e; $custom-light: #6b96a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#226c7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 108,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.739,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4945,
"c": 0.07588,
"h": 217.4
},
"luminance": 0.12572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#226C7E
secondary
#B15F4B
accent
#6547E1
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F3
border
#C7CCCD
text
#070D0F
muted
#7A7E7F