#226E8F#226E8F

#226E8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.089 H 231.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226E8F
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 143)
HSL	hsl(198, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(198, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 23.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, -11.26, -24.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 27.09, 245.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% -0.0555 -0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.089 231.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1915, 13.4738, 27.9921)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226E8F #8F4322

analogous

#228F7A #226E8F #22388F

triadic

#226E8F #8F226E #6E8F22

tetradic

#226E8F #7A228F #8F4322 #388F22

square

#226E8F #7A228F #8F4322 #388F22

split-complementary

#226E8F #8F2238 #8F7A22

monochromatic

#0A222C #16485E #226E8F #2E94C0 #55AFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#226E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#226E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226E8F

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226E8F	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6D91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F628F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.089 231.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e97b0',
    500: '#226e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226e8f;
$custom-light: #6e97b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.165,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50776,
    "c": 0.08878,
    "h": 231.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226E8F

secondary

#BA7252

accent

#7443E5

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226E8F

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

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