#226D9B#226D9B

#226D9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.102 H 240.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#226D9B
RGBrgb(34, 109, 155)
HSLhsl(203, 64%, 37%)
HSVhsv(203, 78%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(78.1%, 29.7%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LABlab(43.72, -6.27, -31.39)
CIE-LCHlch(43.72, 32.01, 258.71°)
OKLaboklab(51.16% -0.0503 -0.0888)
OKLCHoklch(51.16% 0.102 240.5)
XYZxyz(12.0424, 13.6425, 33.0026)
Luminance0.1364 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#226D9B #9B5022
analogous
#229B8D #226D9B #22319B
triadic
#226D9B #9B226D #6D9B22
tetradic
#226D9B #8D229B #9B5022 #319B22
square
#226D9B #8D229B #9B5022 #319B22
split-complementary
#226D9B #9B2231 #9B8D22
monochromatic
#0C2637 #174A69 #226D9B #2D90CD #5CABDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63
#226D9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73
#226D9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226D9B
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##226D9B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##226D9B1.005.633.735.63
#FFFFFF5.631.0021.001.00
#0000003.7321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.631.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#576E9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#47629A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00787D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #226d9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.102 240.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b8',
    500: '#226d9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #226d9b;
$custom-light: #7096b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#226d9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.81,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51157,
    "c": 0.10207,
    "h": 240.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#226D9B
secondary
#C08059
accent
#8041E7
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090D11
muted
#7B7E80

Preview Lab

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#226D9B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva