#226DBC#226DBC

#226DBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.143 H 253.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226DBC
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 188)
HSL	hsl(211, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 42%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.51, 6.30, -47.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.51, 48.30, 277.49°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% -0.0412 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.143 253.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.2020, 14.9063, 49.6432)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226DBC #BC7122

analogous

#22BABC #226DBC #2422BC

triadic

#226DBC #BC226D #6DBC22

tetradic

#226DBC #BC22BA #BC7122 #22BC24

square

#226DBC #BC22BA #BC7122 #22BC24

split-complementary

#226DBC #BC2422 #BABC22

monochromatic

#0F3154 #194F88 #226DBC #3F8CDC #73ABE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#226DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#226DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226DBC

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226DBC	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4673BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A65BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.143 253.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7796d1',
    500: '#226dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226dbc;
$custom-light: #7796d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.779,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53147,
    "c": 0.14316,
    "h": 253.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226DBC

secondary

#CD9E6D

accent

#963CEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226DBC

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

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