#226CBC#226CBC

#226CBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.144 H 253.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226CBC
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 188)
HSL	hsl(211, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.21, 6.93, -48.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.21, 48.85, 278.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% -0.0403 -0.1385)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.144 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0959, 14.6942, 49.6078)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226CBC #BC7222

analogous

#22B9BC #226CBC #2522BC

triadic

#226CBC #BC226C #6CBC22

tetradic

#226CBC #BC22B9 #BC7222 #22BC25

square

#226CBC #BC22B9 #BC7222 #22BC25

split-complementary

#226CBC #BC2522 #B9BC22

monochromatic

#0F3054 #194E88 #226CBC #3F8BDC #73AAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#226CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#226CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226CBC

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226CBC	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4472BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2765BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.144 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7795d1',
    500: '#226cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226cbc;
$custom-light: #7795d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.169,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52919,
    "c": 0.14426,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226CBC

secondary

#CD9F6D

accent

#973CEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226CBC

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

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