#226CA5#226CA5

#226CA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.115 H 246.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226CA5
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 165)
HSL	hsl(206, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, -1.90, -36.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 37.03, 267.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% -0.0462 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.115 246.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.8112, 13.7803, 37.5747)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226CA5 #A55B22

analogous

#22A59D #226CA5 #222BA5

triadic

#226CA5 #A5226C #6CA522

tetradic

#226CA5 #9D22A5 #A55B22 #2BA522

square

#226CA5 #9D22A5 #A55B22 #2BA522

split-complementary

#226CA5 #A5222B #A59D22

monochromatic

#0D2A40 #184B72 #226CA5 #308DD4 #63A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#226CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#226CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226CA5

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226CA5	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516EA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F62A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.115 246.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295c0',
    500: '#226ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ca5;
$custom-light: #7295c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.107,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51483,
    "c": 0.11485,
    "h": 246.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226CA5

secondary

#C48B5F

accent

#893FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226CA5

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

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