#226E87#226E87

#226E87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.082 H 224.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226E87
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 135)
HSL	hsl(195, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(195, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 18.5%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.12, -14.11, -20.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.12, 24.80, 235.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% -0.0587 -0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.082 224.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.6070, 13.2400, 24.9135)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226E87 #873B22

analogous

#22876D #226E87 #223C87

triadic

#226E87 #87226E #6E8722

tetradic

#226E87 #6D2287 #873B22 #3C8722

square

#226E87 #6D2287 #873B22 #3C8722

split-complementary

#226E87 #87223C #876D22

monochromatic

#091E25 #164656 #226E87 #2E96B8 #50B3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#226E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#226E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226E87

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226E87	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606B88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526187

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.082 224.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c97aa',
    500: '#226e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226e87;
$custom-light: #6c97aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.851,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50385,
    "c": 0.08186,
    "h": 224.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226E87

secondary

#B7684E

accent

#6C45E3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226E87

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

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