#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
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 155)
HSL	hsl(203, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 29.7%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.72, -6.27, -31.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.72, 32.01, 258.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% -0.0503 -0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.102 240.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0424, 13.6425, 33.0026)
Luminance	0.1364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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
##226D9B	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #226D9B

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

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