#226C87#226C87

#226C87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.082 H 226.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226C87
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 135)
HSL	hsl(196, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(196, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 20%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, -12.97, -21.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 25.01, 238.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% -0.0565 -0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.082 226.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.3936, 12.8133, 24.8424)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226C87 #873D22

analogous

#22876F #226C87 #223987

triadic

#226C87 #87226C #6C8722

tetradic

#226C87 #6F2287 #873D22 #398722

square

#226C87 #6F2287 #873D22 #398722

split-complementary

#226C87 #872239 #876F22

monochromatic

#091E25 #164556 #226C87 #2E93B8 #50B0D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#226C87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#226C87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226C87

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226C87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226C87	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6A88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506087

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226c87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.082 226.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c96aa',
    500: '#226c87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226c87;
$custom-light: #6c96aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226c87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.04,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49871,
    "c": 0.0824,
    "h": 226.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226C87

secondary

#B76A4E

accent

#6F45E3

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226C87

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

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