#226E96#226E96

#226E96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.096 H 236.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226E96
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 150)
HSL	hsl(201, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(201, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, -8.71, -28.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 29.62, 252.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% -0.053 -0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.096 236.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7384, 13.6926, 30.8725)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226E96 #964A22

analogous

#229684 #226E96 #223496

triadic

#226E96 #96226E #6E9622

tetradic

#226E96 #842296 #964A22 #349622

square

#226E96 #842296 #964A22 #349622

split-complementary

#226E96 #962234 #968422

monochromatic

#0B2532 #174964 #226E96 #2D93C8 #59ADD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#226E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#226E96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226E96

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226E96	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.096 236.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f97b5',
    500: '#226e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226e96;
$custom-light: #6f97b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.69,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51137,
    "c": 0.09584,
    "h": 236.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226E96

secondary

#BE7A56

accent

#7A42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226E96

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

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