#226CA9#226CA9

#226CA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.120 H 247.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226CA9
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 169)
HSL	hsl(207, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(207, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 36.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, -0.38, -38.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 39.00, 269.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% -0.045 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.12 247.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1809, 13.9282, 39.5221)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226CA9 #A95F22

analogous

#22A9A2 #226CA9 #2229A9

triadic

#226CA9 #A9226C #6CA922

tetradic

#226CA9 #A222A9 #A95F22 #29A922

square

#226CA9 #A222A9 #A95F22 #29A922

split-complementary

#226CA9 #A92229 #A9A222

monochromatic

#0D2B43 #184B76 #226CA9 #328CD6 #65A9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#226CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#226CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226CA9

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226CA9	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6FAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C63A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.120 247.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7395c3',
    500: '#226ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ca9;
$custom-light: #7395c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.111,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5172,
    "c": 0.11983,
    "h": 247.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226CA9

secondary

#C58F61

accent

#8C3EE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EDF1F8

border

#C8CBD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226CA9

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

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