#226D98#226D98

#226D98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.099 H 238.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226D98
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 152)
HSL	hsl(202, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(202, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 28.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.57, -7.38, -29.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.57, 30.74, 256.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% -0.0513 -0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.099 238.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.7936, 13.5430, 31.6922)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226D98 #984D22

analogous

#229888 #226D98 #223298

triadic

#226D98 #98226D #6D9822

tetradic

#226D98 #882298 #984D22 #329822

square

#226D98 #882298 #984D22 #329822

split-complementary

#226D98 #982232 #988822

monochromatic

#0C2534 #174966 #226D98 #2D91CA #5AACDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#226D98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#226D98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226D98

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226D98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226D98	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226d98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.099 238.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b6',
    500: '#226d98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226d98;
$custom-light: #6f96b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226d98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.864,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50994,
    "c": 0.09869,
    "h": 238.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226D98

secondary

#BE7D57

accent

#7E41E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226D98

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

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