#226CBD#226CBD

#226CBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.146 H 254.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226CBD
RGB	rgb(34, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(211, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 7.32, -48.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 49.39, 278.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.99% -0.0401 -0.1399)
OKLCH	oklch(52.99% 0.146 254)
XYZ	xyz(15.2041, 14.7375, 50.1775)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226CBD #BD7322

analogous

#22B9BD #226CBD #2522BD

triadic

#226CBD #BD226C #6CBD22

tetradic

#226CBD #BD22B9 #BD7322 #22BD25

square

#226CBD #BD22B9 #BD7322 #22BD25

split-complementary

#226CBD #BD2522 #B9BD22

monochromatic

#0F3155 #194E89 #226CBD #408BDD #73AAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#226CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#226CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226CBD

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226CBD	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4373C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2565BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.146 254.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.355,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52985,
    "c": 0.14558,
    "h": 254
  },
  "luminance": 0.14739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226CBD

secondary

#CDA06E

accent

#983BEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226CBD

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

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