#226DBD#226DBD

#226DBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.144 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226DBD
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 189)
HSL	hsl(211, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 42.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 6.68, -48.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 48.83, 277.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% -0.0409 -0.1385)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.144 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3102, 14.9496, 50.2129)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226DBD #BD7222

analogous

#22BABD #226DBD #2422BD

triadic

#226DBD #BD226D #6DBD22

tetradic

#226DBD #BD22BA #BD7222 #22BD24

square

#226DBD #BD22BA #BD7222 #22BD24

split-complementary

#226DBD #BD2422 #BABD22

monochromatic

#0F3155 #194F89 #226DBD #408CDD #73ABE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#226DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#226DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226DBD

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226DBD	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4573C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2865BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.144 253.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.968,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53212,
    "c": 0.14446,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226DBD

secondary

#CD9F6E

accent

#973BEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226DBD

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

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