#226C96#226C96

#226C96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.097 H 238.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226C96
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 150)
HSL	hsl(202, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(202, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 28%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, -7.53, -29.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 30.24, 255.59°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% -0.051 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.097 238.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.5251, 13.2659, 30.8014)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226C96 #964C22

analogous

#229686 #226C96 #223296

triadic

#226C96 #96226C #6C9622

tetradic

#226C96 #862296 #964C22 #329622

square

#226C96 #862296 #964C22 #329622

split-complementary

#226C96 #962232 #968622

monochromatic

#0B2432 #174864 #226C96 #2D90C8 #59ABD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#226C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#226C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226C96

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226C96	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586C98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.097 238.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b5',
    500: '#226c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226c96;
$custom-light: #6f96b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.724,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50638,
    "c": 0.09718,
    "h": 238.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226C96

secondary

#BE7C56

accent

#7D42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226C96

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

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