#226D89#226D89

#226D89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.084 H 227.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226D89
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 137)
HSL	hsl(196, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(196, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, -12.84, -21.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 25.43, 239.69°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% -0.0568 -0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.084 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.6418, 13.0823, 25.6263)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226D89 #893E22

analogous

#228971 #226D89 #223989

triadic

#226D89 #89226D #6D8922

tetradic

#226D89 #712289 #893E22 #398922

square

#226D89 #712289 #893E22 #398922

split-complementary

#226D89 #892239 #897122

monochromatic

#0A1F27 #164658 #226D89 #2E94BA #51B0D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#226D89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#226D89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226D89

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226D89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226D89	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6B8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506189

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226d89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.084 227.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d97ab',
    500: '#226d89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226d89;
$custom-light: #6d97ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226d89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.311,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50224,
    "c": 0.08377,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226D89

secondary

#B86C4F

accent

#7044E3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226D89

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

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