#226C99#226C99

#226C99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.101 H 240.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226C99
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 153)
HSL	hsl(203, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 29.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.31, -6.41, -30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.31, 31.50, 258.26°)
OKLab	oklab(50.8% -0.05 -0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(50.8% 0.101 240.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7698, 13.3637, 32.0900)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226C99 #994F22

analogous

#22998B #226C99 #223199

triadic

#226C99 #99226C #6C9922

tetradic

#226C99 #8B2299 #994F22 #319922

square

#226C99 #8B2299 #994F22 #319922

split-complementary

#226C99 #992231 #998B22

monochromatic

#0C2535 #174967 #226C99 #2D8FCB #5BAADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#226C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#226C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226C99

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226C99	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576C9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.101 240.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b7',
    500: '#226c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226c99;
$custom-light: #6f96b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.689,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50801,
    "c": 0.10055,
    "h": 240.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226C99

secondary

#BF7F58

accent

#8041E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226C99

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

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