#226DBE#226DBE

#226DBE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.146 H 253.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226DBE
RGB	rgb(34, 109, 190)
HSL	hsl(211, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.1%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 7.07, -48.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 49.36, 278.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% -0.0407 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.146 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4191, 14.9932, 50.7865)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226DBE #BE7322

analogous

#22BBBE #226DBE #2522BE

triadic

#226DBE #BE226D #6DBE22

tetradic

#226DBE #BE22BB #BE7322 #22BE25

square

#226DBE #BE22BB #BE7322 #22BE25

split-complementary

#226DBE #BE2522 #BBBE22

monochromatic

#0F3156 #194F8A #226DBE #408CDD #74ABE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#226DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#226DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226DBE

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226DBE	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4474C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2766BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.146 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7796d2',
    500: '#226dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226dbe;
$custom-light: #7796d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.154,
    "s": 69.643,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53278,
    "c": 0.14576,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226DBE

secondary

#CDA06F

accent

#973BEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226DBE

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

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