#226D9E#226D9E

#226D9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.106 H 242.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226D9E
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 158)
HSL	hsl(204, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(204, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 31%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, -5.15, -32.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 33.33, 261.12°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% -0.0493 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.106 242.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2975, 13.7445, 34.3460)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226D9E #9E5322

analogous

#229E91 #226D9E #222F9E

triadic

#226D9E #9E226D #6D9E22

tetradic

#226D9E #91229E #9E5322 #2F9E22

square

#226D9E #91229E #9E5322 #2F9E22

split-complementary

#226D9E #9E222F #9E9122

monochromatic

#0C2839 #174A6C #226D9E #2D90D0 #5EAADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#226D9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#226D9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226D9E

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226D9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226D9E	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566EA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45639D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226d9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.106 242.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096bb',
    500: '#226d9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226d9e;
$custom-light: #7096bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226d9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.71,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51324,
    "c": 0.10553,
    "h": 242.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226D9E

secondary

#C1835B

accent

#8240E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226D9E

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

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