#226D8D#226D8D

#226D8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.087 H 230.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226D8D
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 141)
HSL	hsl(198, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(198, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 22.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.06, -11.40, -24.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.06, 26.64, 244.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% -0.0553 -0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.087 230.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.9341, 13.1992, 27.1656)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226D8D #8D4222

analogous

#228D78 #226D8D #22388D

triadic

#226D8D #8D226D #6D8D22

tetradic

#226D8D #78228D #8D4222 #388D22

square

#226D8D #78228D #8D4222 #388D22

split-complementary

#226D8D #8D2238 #8D7822

monochromatic

#0A212A #16475C #226D8D #2E93BE #54AFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#226D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#226D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226D8D

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226D8D	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E618D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.087 230.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d96ae',
    500: '#226d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226d8d;
$custom-light: #6d96ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.944,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50422,
    "c": 0.08736,
    "h": 230.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226D8D

secondary

#B97051

accent

#7444E4

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226D8D

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

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