#226D8B#226D8B
#226D8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.086 H 229.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #226D8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 109, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.97, -12.12, -23.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.97, 26.01, 242.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.32% -0.056 -0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.32% 0.086 229.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7866, 13.1402, 26.3889) |
| Luminance | 0.1314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.82
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.76
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.04
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.16
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.09
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#226D8B #8B4022
analogous
#228B75 #226D8B #22398B
triadic
#226D8B #8B226D #6D8B22
tetradic
#226D8B #75228B #8B4022 #398B22
square
#226D8B #75228B #8B4022 #398B22
split-complementary
#226D8B #8B2239 #8B7522
monochromatic
#0A2029 #16465A #226D8B #2E94BC #53B0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#226D8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#226D8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #226D8B
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##226D8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##226D8B | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D6B8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F618B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007577
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #226d8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.086 229.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d96ad',
500: '#226d8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #226d8b; $custom-light: #6d96ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#226d8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 109,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.143,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50322,
"c": 0.08552,
"h": 229.1
},
"luminance": 0.13141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#226D8B
secondary
#B86E50
accent
#7244E4
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F