#226CA8#226CA8

#226CA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.119 H 247.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226CA8
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 168)
HSL	hsl(207, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(207, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 35.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, -0.76, -38.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 38.50, 268.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% -0.0453 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.119 247.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0874, 13.8908, 39.0296)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226CA8 #A85E22

analogous

#22A8A1 #226CA8 #2229A8

triadic

#226CA8 #A8226C #6CA822

tetradic

#226CA8 #A122A8 #A85E22 #29A822

square

#226CA8 #A122A8 #A85E22 #29A822

split-complementary

#226CA8 #A82229 #A8A122

monochromatic

#0D2B42 #184B75 #226CA8 #328CD5 #65A9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#226CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#226CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226CA8

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226CA8	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C63A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.119 247.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295c2',
    500: '#226ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ca8;
$custom-light: #7295c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.866,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5166,
    "c": 0.11858,
    "h": 247.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226CA8

secondary

#C58E61

accent

#8B3FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226CA8

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

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