#226C81#226C81

#226C81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.078 H 220.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226C81
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 129)
HSL	hsl(193, 58%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(193, 74%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 16.3%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, -15.08, -18.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 23.61, 230.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% -0.059 -0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.078 220.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9831, 12.6490, 22.6800)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226C81 #813722

analogous

#228167 #226C81 #223D81

triadic

#226C81 #81226C #6C8122

tetradic

#226C81 #672281 #813722 #3D8122

square

#226C81 #672281 #813722 #3D8122

split-complementary

#226C81 #81223D #816722

monochromatic

#081B20 #154351 #226C81 #2F95B1 #4DB3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#226C81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#226C81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226C81

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226C81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226C81	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6982

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526081

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226c81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.078 220.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b96a5',
    500: '#226c81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226c81;
$custom-light: #6b96a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226c81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.263,
    "s": 58.282,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49587,
    "c": 0.07781,
    "h": 220.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226C81

secondary

#B3624B

accent

#6946E1

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226C81

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

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