#226D99#226D99

#226D99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.100 H 239.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226D99
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 153)
HSL	hsl(202, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, -7.01, -30.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 31.15, 256.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% -0.0509 -0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.1 239.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8758, 13.5759, 32.1253)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226D99 #994E22

analogous

#22998A #226D99 #223299

triadic

#226D99 #99226D #6D9922

tetradic

#226D99 #8A2299 #994E22 #329922

square

#226D99 #8A2299 #994E22 #329922

split-complementary

#226D99 #992232 #998A22

monochromatic

#0C2635 #174967 #226D99 #2D91CB #5BABDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#226D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#226D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226D99

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226D99	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486298

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.100 239.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96b7',
    500: '#226d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226d99;
$custom-light: #6f96b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.185,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51048,
    "c": 0.0998,
    "h": 239.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226D99

secondary

#BF7E58

accent

#7E41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226D99

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →