#226D97#226D97

#226D97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.098 H 238.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226D97
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 151)
HSL	hsl(202, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(202, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 27.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.52, -7.75, -29.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.52, 30.33, 255.19°)
OKLab	oklab(50.94% -0.0516 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(50.94% 0.098 238.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.7120, 13.5103, 31.2626)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226D97 #974C22

analogous

#229787 #226D97 #223397

triadic

#226D97 #97226D #6D9722

tetradic

#226D97 #872297 #974C22 #339722

square

#226D97 #872297 #974C22 #339722

split-complementary

#226D97 #972233 #978722

monochromatic

#0C2533 #174965 #226D97 #2D91C9 #5AACDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#226D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#226D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226D97

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226D97	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.098 238.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b5',
    500: '#226d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226d97;
$custom-light: #6f96b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.538,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5094,
    "c": 0.09759,
    "h": 238.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226D97

secondary

#BE7C57

accent

#7D42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226D97

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

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