#226E86#226E86

#226E86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.081 H 223.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226E86
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 134)
HSL	hsl(194, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(194, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, -14.46, -19.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 24.57, 233.93°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% -0.0591 -0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.081 223.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.5369, 13.2119, 24.5445)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226E86 #863A22

analogous

#22866C #226E86 #223C86

triadic

#226E86 #86226E #6E8622

tetradic

#226E86 #6C2286 #863A22 #3C8622

square

#226E86 #6C2286 #863A22 #3C8622

split-complementary

#226E86 #86223C #866C22

monochromatic

#091E24 #164655 #226E86 #2E96B7 #50B3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#226E86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#226E86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226E86

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226E86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226E86	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606B87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536186

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226e86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.081 223.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c97a9',
    500: '#226e86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226e86;
$custom-light: #6c97a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226e86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.4,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50338,
    "c": 0.08109,
    "h": 223.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226E86

secondary

#B6674E

accent

#6B45E3

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226E86

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

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