#226CB0#226CB0

#226CB0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.129 H 250.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226CB0
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 176)
HSL	hsl(209, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 38.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 2.30, -42.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 42.55, 273.10°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% -0.0432 -0.1213)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.129 250.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.8557, 14.1981, 43.0761)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226CB0 #B06622

analogous

#22B0AD #226CB0 #2225B0

triadic

#226CB0 #B0226C #6CB022

tetradic

#226CB0 #AD22B0 #B06622 #25B022

square

#226CB0 #AD22B0 #B06622 #25B022

split-complementary

#226CB0 #B02225 #B0AD22

monochromatic

#0E2D49 #184D7D #226CB0 #378BD8 #6AA9E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#226CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#226CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226CB0

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226CB0	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C70B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3563AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.129 250.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7495c8',
    500: '#226cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226cb0;
$custom-light: #7495c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.732,
    "s": 67.619,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52149,
    "c": 0.12873,
    "h": 250.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226CB0

secondary

#C89566

accent

#903DEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226CB0

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

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