#226C9C#226C9C

#226C9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.104 H 241.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226C9C
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 156)
HSL	hsl(204, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 30.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, -5.29, -32.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 32.82, 260.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% -0.049 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.104 241.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0207, 13.4641, 33.4113)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226C9C #9C5222

analogous

#229C8F #226C9C #222F9C

triadic

#226C9C #9C226C #6C9C22

tetradic

#226C9C #8F229C #9C5222 #2F9C22

square

#226C9C #8F229C #9C5222 #2F9C22

split-complementary

#226C9C #9C222F #9C8F22

monochromatic

#0C2638 #17496A #226C9C #2D8FCE #5DAADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#226C9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#226C9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226C9C

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226C9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226C9C	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566D9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45629B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226c9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.104 241.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7095b9',
    500: '#226c9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226c9c;
$custom-light: #7095b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226c9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.607,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50967,
    "c": 0.10401,
    "h": 241.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226C9C

secondary

#C0825A

accent

#8241E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226C9C

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

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