#226CA6#226CA6

#226CA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.116 H 246.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226CA6
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 166)
HSL	hsl(206, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(206, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.97, -1.52, -37.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.97, 37.52, 267.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% -0.0459 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.116 246.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9025, 13.8168, 38.0559)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226CA6 #A65C22

analogous

#22A69E #226CA6 #222AA6

triadic

#226CA6 #A6226C #6CA622

tetradic

#226CA6 #9E22A6 #A65C22 #2AA622

square

#226CA6 #9E22A6 #A65C22 #2AA622

split-complementary

#226CA6 #A6222A #A69E22

monochromatic

#0D2A40 #184B73 #226CA6 #308DD5 #63A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#226CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#226CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226CA6

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226CA6	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E62A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.116 246.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295c1',
    500: '#226ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ca6;
$custom-light: #7295c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.364,
    "s": 66,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51542,
    "c": 0.11608,
    "h": 246.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226CA6

secondary

#C48C5F

accent

#8A3FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226CA6

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

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