#226C85#226C85

#226C85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.081 H 224.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226C85
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 133)
HSL	hsl(195, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(195, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 18.8%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, -13.68, -20.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 24.49, 236.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% -0.0573 -0.0569)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.081 224.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2542, 12.7575, 24.1078)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226C85 #853B22

analogous

#22856D #226C85 #223A85

triadic

#226C85 #85226C #6C8522

tetradic

#226C85 #6D2285 #853B22 #3A8522

square

#226C85 #6D2285 #853B22 #3A8522

split-complementary

#226C85 #85223A #856D22

monochromatic

#091D24 #164454 #226C85 #2E94B6 #4FB1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#226C85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#226C85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226C85

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226C85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226C85	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6A86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516085

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226c85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.081 224.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c96a8',
    500: '#226c85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226c85;
$custom-light: #6c96a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226c85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.152,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49775,
    "c": 0.08076,
    "h": 224.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226C85

secondary

#B6684D

accent

#6D45E2

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226C85

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

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