#226C9D#226C9D

#226C9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.105 H 242.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226C9D
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 157)
HSL	hsl(204, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(204, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 31.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.50, -4.92, -32.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.50, 33.27, 261.50°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% -0.0486 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.105 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.1057, 13.4981, 33.8591)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226C9D #9D5322

analogous

#229D90 #226C9D #222F9D

triadic

#226C9D #9D226C #6C9D22

tetradic

#226C9D #90229D #9D5322 #2F9D22

square

#226C9D #90229D #9D5322 #2F9D22

split-complementary

#226C9D #9D222F #9D9022

monochromatic

#0C2738 #17496B #226C9D #2D8FCF #5DAADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#226C9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#226C9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226C9D

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226C9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226C9D	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556D9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44629C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226c9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.105 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7095ba',
    500: '#226c9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226c9d;
$custom-light: #7095ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226c9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.902,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51023,
    "c": 0.10518,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226C9D

secondary

#C1835A

accent

#8340E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226C9D

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

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