#226DBB#226DBB

#226DBB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.142 H 253.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#226DBB
RGBrgb(34, 109, 187)
HSLhsl(211, 69%, 43%)
HSVhsv(211, 82%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(81.8%, 41.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(45.45, 5.91, -47.40)
CIE-LCHlch(45.45, 47.77, 277.11°)
OKLaboklab(53.08% -0.0414 -0.1357)
OKLCHoklch(53.08% 0.142 253)
XYZxyz(15.0946, 14.8634, 49.0774)
Luminance0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#226DBB #BB7022
analogous
#22B9BB #226DBB #2322BB
triadic
#226DBB #BB226D #6DBB22
tetradic
#226DBB #BB22B9 #BB7022 #22BB23
square
#226DBB #BB22B9 #BB7022 #22BB23
split-complementary
#226DBB #BB2322 #B9BB22
monochromatic
#0F3153 #194F87 #226DBB #3E8CDC #72ABE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29
#226DBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97
#226DBB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226DBB
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##226DBB#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##226DBB1.005.293.975.29
#FFFFFF5.291.0021.001.00
#0000003.9721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.291.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4673BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B65B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00808B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #226dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.142 253.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7696d0',
    500: '#226dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #226dbb;
$custom-light: #7696d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#226dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.588,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53082,
    "c": 0.14186,
    "h": 253
  },
  "luminance": 0.14865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#226DBB
secondary
#CC9D6D
accent
#963CEC
background
#F7F9FC
surface
#EEF1F9
border
#C9CBD2
text
#0A0D14
muted
#7C7E82

Preview Lab

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