#226C86#226C86

#226C86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.082 H 225.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226C86
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 134)
HSL	hsl(196, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(196, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 19.4%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, -13.33, -20.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 24.74, 237.41°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% -0.0569 -0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.082 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.3236, 12.7852, 24.4733)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226C86 #863C22

analogous

#22866E #226C86 #223A86

triadic

#226C86 #86226C #6C8622

tetradic

#226C86 #6E2286 #863C22 #3A8622

square

#226C86 #6E2286 #863C22 #3A8622

split-complementary

#226C86 #86223A #866E22

monochromatic

#091D24 #164555 #226C86 #2E93B7 #50B1D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#226C86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#226C86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226C86

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226C86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226C86	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6A87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506086

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226c86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.082 225.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c96a9',
    500: '#226c86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226c86;
$custom-light: #6c96a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226c86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.6,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49823,
    "c": 0.08157,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226C86

secondary

#B6694E

accent

#6E45E3

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226C86

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

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