#226E83#226E83
#226E83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.079 H 220.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #226E83 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 110, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 59%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 74%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 16%, 0%, 48.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.96, -15.51, -18.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.96, 23.95, 229.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.2% -0.0603 -0.051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.2% 0.079 220.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3307, 13.1294, 23.4581) |
| Luminance | 0.1313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.31
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.88
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.22
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.30
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 7.99
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#226E83 #833722
analogous
#228368 #226E83 #223D83
triadic
#226E83 #83226E #6E8322
tetradic
#226E83 #682283 #833722 #3D8322
square
#226E83 #682283 #833722 #3D8322
split-complementary
#226E83 #83223D #836822
monochromatic
#091C22 #154552 #226E83 #2F97B4 #4EB5D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#226E83 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#226E83 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #226E83
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##226E83 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##226E83 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#616B84
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546183
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007575
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #226e83; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.079 220.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c97a7',
500: '#226e83',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #226e83; $custom-light: #6c97a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#226e83",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 110,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.99,
"s": 58.788,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50198,
"c": 0.07896,
"h": 220.2
},
"luminance": 0.13131
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#226E83
secondary
#B4634C
accent
#6846E2
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F4
border
#C7CCCE
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F