#226DA8#226DA8

#226DA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.118 H 246.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226DA8
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 168)
HSL	hsl(206, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 35.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, -1.37, -38.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 38.04, 267.93°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% -0.0462 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.118 246.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1935, 14.1029, 39.0650)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226DA8 #A85D22

analogous

#22A8A0 #226DA8 #222AA8

triadic

#226DA8 #A8226D #6DA822

tetradic

#226DA8 #A022A8 #A85D22 #2AA822

square

#226DA8 #A022A8 #A85D22 #2AA822

split-complementary

#226DA8 #A8222A #A8A022

monochromatic

#0D2B42 #184C75 #226DA8 #328DD5 #65AAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#226DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#226DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226DA8

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226DA8	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5170AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E63A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.118 246.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7296c2',
    500: '#226da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226da8;
$custom-light: #7296c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.418,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.519,
    "c": 0.11762,
    "h": 246.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226DA8

secondary

#C58D61

accent

#8A3FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226DA8

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

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