#226D9D#226D9D

#226D9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.104 H 241.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226D9D
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 157)
HSL	hsl(203, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.81, -5.52, -32.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.81, 32.88, 260.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.27% -0.0496 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(51.27% 0.104 241.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.2117, 13.7102, 33.8945)
Luminance	0.1371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226D9D #9D5222

analogous

#229D90 #226D9D #222F9D

triadic

#226D9D #9D226D #6D9D22

tetradic

#226D9D #90229D #9D5222 #2F9D22

square

#226D9D #90229D #9D5222 #2F9D22

split-complementary

#226D9D #9D222F #9D9022

monochromatic

#0C2738 #174A6B #226D9D #2D90CF #5DABDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#226D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#226D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226D9D

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226D9D	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576E9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46629C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.104 241.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096ba',
    500: '#226d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226d9d;
$custom-light: #7096ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.415,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51268,
    "c": 0.10437,
    "h": 241.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226D9D

secondary

#C1825A

accent

#8240E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226D9D

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

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